Amid protest by the locals, Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) has finalized the site for erection a waste treatment plant at Kalapather in Pupunki about 22 kms from district headquarter of Bokaro. With an estimated cost of Rs 225 core unit will be come-up by the end of 2019. The tender for construction work would be opened on 10 December, informed Bholu Paswan Mayor CMC.
Earlier the tender was scheduled to be open on 30 November. “The unit would be erected with an investment of Rs 21 Crore and the company who will get the tender, will manage the plant for next 20 years, he said adding “CMC will provide Rs 204 core funds to the company to manage the plant,” added Mayor.
The Management of solid waste includes door-to-door collection, dumping and processing of the waste, he said.
Recently, representatives of private companies including GGPL Bangalore, Bharat Vikash Group New Delhi and SNS Gurgaon visited the city in order to inspect the sites to establish the unit, informed an official.