PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
The Dehradun municipal commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey on Saturday directed the Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Cell to repair the non-functional machines at the mechanised garbage transfer station in Kargi and hand over the facility to the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) by September 30.
Pandey reviewed the arrangements at the Kargi transfer station during a meeting with officials. He said that the facility had not been functioning properly for a long time and the process of making capsules from garbage had also remained closed. Due to the non-functional machines, the MCD has been forced to transport garbage collected at Kargi to other locations, increasing the number of trips made by its vehicles and resulting in additional use of time and resources.
The station is also currently receiving garbage beyond its capacity, with waste spilling onto roads around the facility. The chief municipal health officer Dr Anand Shukla said that the MCD had made part payment to Rash Infra Service Limited (RISL) and directed the company to clear the accumulated garbage, but it had failed to do so.
“The company was supposed to remove the garbage from the site, but it has not done so. Therefore, a letter has been sent seeking its blacklisting,” he said.
The MCD had earlier allowed RISL to continue garbage transfer operations till September 30 and directed it to clear the accumulated waste and repair the machinery.
The Municipal Commissioner directed the DSCL PIU Cell to assess the technical condition of the machines and complete the necessary repairs before formally handing over the station to the MCD. He also directed officials to regularly review the progress and warned of strict action if the work was not completed within the deadline or any negligence was found.
Pandey further said that if the Smart City authorities and the company failed to comply with the directions, the MCD would soon take up the garbage management work at its own level.
