Aafrin Kidwai 
An aerial view of Ludhiana. Picture Credit: Wikipedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
A2Z Infrastructure has issued a public notice informing Ludhiana residents that the company will not be providing services including waste collection and processing after February 4. Last week, the company had served a self-termination notice to the civic body which is yet to take a final call regarding its further action plan, reports the Hindustan Times.
After the notice period, it will be the responsibility of the Municipal Corporation (MC) to lift over 1,100 metric tonnes of garbage generated in the city on a daily basis from around 45 secondary dumping points (where household waste is dumped by waste collectors) and shift it to the main dumpsite at Tajpur road, run the static compactors and the RDF plant installed at the main dumpsite of MC.
The MC will also have to make alternate arrangements for the door-to-door lifting of garbage from 30 of the city’s 95 wards, from where the garbage is being collected by the company.
The company officials said that among the main reasons behind serving the self-termination notice, is a delay on the part of MC in making a monthly payment of around Rs 1 crore to the company as a tipping fee for transportation of garbage to the main dumpsite.
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