Aafrin Kidwai 
As the issues between the Municipal Corporation (MC) and A2Z Waste Management have not been resolved, the MC is likely to handle the solid waste management itself after February 4.
Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu said the firm had refused to continue the service and the civic body was making the required arrangements to ensure the proper lifting of solid waste in the city. He further said that the MC would float tenders to hire a new firm soon, reports The Tribune.
A2Z Waste Management Limited had issued a termination notice to the MC last month. In the public notice, the firm had stated that it would stop work after February 4.
There are 95 wards in the city and around 1,100 MT garbage is generated daily here. The Municipal Corporationlacks the required infrastructure for the lifting of garbage from secondary collection points and then shifting the waste to main garbage dump.
The civic body also faces a shortage of the required vehicles, machines, and manpower for the task. However, Sandhu said that the A2Z group had earlier sublet the work to a firm to carry out the work. “Now, we will ask that firm, which was hired by A2Z waste management, to continue the work as of now,” he said.
