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Gurugram Cuts Construction Waste Charges Amid Garbage Pile-Up
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram lowered the fee for some construction waste.
The price dropped from Rs 360 to Rs 50 per tonne.
This applies mainly to homeowners and people doing small renovations.
The city hopes the lower price will reduce illegal dumping.
Companies or others producing large amounts of waste will still pay Rs 360 per tonne.
A 37-day strike by municipal sanitation workers also ended.
Garbage has built up across Gurgaon during the sanitation problems.
The workers’ union said the heaps could be cleared within three days.
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram reduced non-bulk construction and demolition waste charges from Rs 360 to Rs 50 per tonne.
The more than 85% fee cut targets illegal dumping on vacant plots, green belts and roadsides.
The Rs 360-per-tonne charge for bulk waste generators remains unchanged.
A 37-day statewide strike by municipal sanitation workers was called off on Friday.
The Gurgaon unit of Nagarpalika Karamchari Sangh said garbage heaps would be cleared within three days.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra and municipal sanitation workers are involved.
- What
- Gurugram reduced non-bulk construction and demolition waste charges from Rs 360 to Rs 50 per tonne, while a sanitation strike ended.
- Where
- The decision was taken at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, and the garbage accumulation affects Gurgaon.
- When
- The decision and strike-ending announcement occurred on Friday; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- The fee was reduced to discourage illegal dumping across vacant plots, green belts and roadsides.
Key facts
- Non-bulk C&D charge
- Reduced from Rs 360 to Rs 50 per tonne
- Reduction
- More than 85%
- Bulk generator charge
- Remains Rs 360 per tonne
- Affected waste
- Construction and demolition waste from individual homeowners and small renovation projects
- Sanitation strike
- A 37-day statewide strike was called off
- Cleanup estimate
- Garbage heaps are expected to be cleared within three days, according to the Gurgaon unit of Nagarpalika Karamchari Sangh
- Decision-making body
- Municipal Corporation of Gurugram General House
Sources
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