Waste collection affected for third consecutive day in Gurugram
1 year, 5 months ago

Waste collection affected for third consecutive day in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

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.

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NHAI urges MCG to curb garbage dumping along Dwarka e-way
2 weeks, 1 day ago

NHAI urges MCG to curb garbage dumping along Dwarka e-way

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The National Highways Authority of India has asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram to take action against garbage dumping along the 19-kilometre stretch of the Dwarka Expressway, officials said on Monday. The illegal dumping by residents, street vendors, and local bodies is affecting the road’s cleanliness and aesthetics, making it challenging for the highway’s maintenance teams to manage the issue, …

MCG chief directs staff to curb sewage overflow across Gurugram
3 weeks, 6 days ago

MCG chief directs staff to curb sewage overflow across Gurugram

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Gurugram: Municipal Corporation of Gurugram commissioner Ashok Kumar Garg has directed officials to address the long-pending issue of sewage overflow in the city on priority. During a grievance hearing session as part of the ongoing ‘Samadhan Shivirs’, the commissioner pointed out the urgent need for officials to intensify efforts in resolving sewage-related complaints to improve Gurugram’s civic infrastructure and sanitation. …

Gurugram: HC paves way for waste mgmt firm to resume ops
1 month, 1 week ago

Gurugram: HC paves way for waste mgmt firm to resume ops

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The Punjab and Haryana high court has paved the way for solid waste management firm Ecogreen to resume its operations in Gurugram with the nullification of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram’s termination of its contract earlier this year. Tensions heightened after MCG reduced Ecogreen’s tipping fee from ₹1,000 per tonne to ₹333 per tonne in 2023, claiming the firm had failed …

Waste collection in Gurugram may see disruption as payment delays mount
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Waste collection in Gurugram may see disruption as payment delays mount

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New waste collection agency advises Ggm RWAs against paying unauthorised vendors
5 months ago

New waste collection agency advises Ggm RWAs against paying unauthorised vendors

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The new door-to-door waste collection agency in Gurugram has asked various resident welfare associations on Thursday across the city not to pay any user charges to unauthorised vendors who are illegally collecting money for waste management services. According to the new waste management plan, user charges for waste collection will be deducted directly from property tax, eliminating the need for …

Environmentalists decry debris dumping in Aravallis, authorities set to crack down
5 months ago

Environmentalists decry debris dumping in Aravallis, authorities set to crack down

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Private road sweeping agencies in Gurugram struggle with illegal waste dumping
5 months, 1 week ago

Private road sweeping agencies in Gurugram struggle with illegal waste dumping

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MCG assures action, penalties against those dumping waste
5 months, 3 weeks ago

MCG assures action, penalties against those dumping waste

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Tender of company responsible for waste collection in Gurugram cancelled: Rao Inderjit
6 months, 1 week ago

Tender of company responsible for waste collection in Gurugram cancelled: Rao Inderjit

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Union minister of state Rao Inderjit Singh on Sunday said significant improvements in cleanliness across Gurugram will soon be visible. The Gurugram Lok Sabha MP, who holds the portfolio of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, ministry of planning, stated that the state government has cancelled the tender of Eco Green, the company responsible for waste collection in Gurugram. In …

MCG to clear 90 waste vulnerable spots identified by Ggm admin
6 months, 1 week ago

MCG to clear 90 waste vulnerable spots identified by Ggm admin

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MCG clears 1,100 tonnes of garbage on third day of cleanliness campaign
1 year ago

MCG clears 1,100 tonnes of garbage on third day of cleanliness campaign

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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram on Monday said that it has cleared over 1,100 tonnes of garbage from the city. As many as 52 teams of officials and workers remained deployed on the third day of the week-long campaign to remove heaps of waste littering the city, officials aware of the matter said on Monday. An MCG spokesperson on Monday …

Haryana pollution control board imposes over ₹1 crore fine on MCG for violating C&D waste rules
1 year, 2 months ago

Haryana pollution control board imposes over ₹1 crore fine on MCG for violating C&D waste rules

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The Haryana State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday imposed an environment compensation fee of over ₹1 crore on the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram for delay in disposing of construction waste from a dispensary demolition site in Malibu Towne housing society on Sohna Road. The action was taken on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, which asked the pollution control …

Waste collection hit across Gurugram, raises stink among residents
1 year, 3 months ago

Waste collection hit across Gurugram, raises stink among residents

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Gurugram residents aggrieved over solid waste mismanagement
1 year, 4 months ago

Gurugram residents aggrieved over solid waste mismanagement

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A civil society group and hundreds of residents and RWAs have written to the Haryana government and the MCG demanding that the Waste Concessionaire agreement for solid waste management in the city,be amended or terminated to comply with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. City based environmentalist said that the city is continually facing serious solid waste management crisis severely affecting …

Gurugram residents protest against irregular waste collection
1 year, 4 months ago

Gurugram residents protest against irregular waste collection

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Representatives of more than 10 resident welfare associations, under the banner of Gurgaon Citizen’s Council and Gurgaon Resident Forum, protested outside the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram office in Sector 38 on Friday, against the erratic garbage collection and sanitation in residential neighbourhoods. Gurugram residents protest against irregular waste collection Residents said garbage was not being lifted regularly from the colonies …

Dispute over pending dues hits waste collection in Gurugram
1 year, 5 months ago

Dispute over pending dues hits waste collection in Gurugram

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Door-to-door garbage collection has been hit across the city since Thursdayover non payment of dues, pending since the past nine months, to waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, said municipal officials in the know of the matter. “We have asked the concessionaire not to stop waste collection as we are in the process of clearing …

Waste not collected for past two days, Gurugram turns a dump yard
1 year, 7 months ago

Waste not collected for past two days, Gurugram turns a dump yard

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A dispute between the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and its waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy over non-payment of dues amounting to nearly ₹34 crore has led to the stoppage of waste collection and disposal at 35 secondary points across the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, said officials. “We have paid ₹2.20 crore on Wednesday to concessionaire Ecogreen Energy after they …

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