Waste collection affected for third consecutive day in Gurugram

Gurugram: Garbage collection was severely affected for the third consecutive day in Gurugram on Saturday due to the non-payment of dues to the concessionaire responsible for waste collection, officials said. Gurugram, India-July 01, 2023: Piles of Garbage spread on the roads due to the dispute in between Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and its waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy at Sohna road near PWD rest house, in Gurugram, India, 01 July 2023. Ecogreen Energy, the private firm responsible for managing waste in Gurugram, has refused to collect door-to-door garbage as well as waste from secondary points to the Bandhwari landfill until their pending due worth ₹48 crore is cleared by the civic body. To put pressure on the MCG to clear the dues, the private concessionaire stopped collection of waste from Thursday and their officials said the situation is likely to remain the same till Monday.