Targeting the Bhartiya Janata Party ( BJP ) ruled municipal corporations, the Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) senior leader Durgesh Pathak said that the MCDs are involved in corruption in the waste segregation process and have paid0 Rs 1450 more per ton to private contractors for segregation and lifting of road track material from the waste.
“MCD used to pay this money from its own pockets, without forming any process or any calculation for this Rs 3250 per ton. They took out a tender when an objection was raised by MCD officials in April 2020. When the tender process was completed the rate that came about was Rs 1800 per ton. Which means they were paying about Rs 1450 per ton for the process and did a scam worth crores of rupees,”he added.
Demanding investigation, he further said that mayors, councilors and BJP leaders have a very important role to play in this corruption and strict action must be taken against them.
“The NDMC mayor claims that they do not have the audit report, but he knows that the mayor has the report but is avoiding answering questions,” the AAP leader said,” adding ,” An audit report of Bhalswa landfill has come and the entire audit report prepared by the MCD officials is a proof of corruption of the BJP.”
“On Saturday,we told you that the MCD rented 50 cleaning machines at a rent of Rs 180 crores for a period of 5 years, and the same machines can be bought at an amount of Rs 8.5 crores. The BJP had no answer on this, instead they said that they haven't received any audit report. Mayor sir, if you do not have the audit report I will send it to you even though I know that you have it because I have got the audit report from your office itself."
"The same audit report has another big corruption ordeal. After the process of the waste segregation in the machines, the MCD pays money to private contractors to lift and sells all the stones and road track material found in the waste on a ton per truck basis. They paid Rs 3250 per ton of road track material to send it ahead. MCD used to pay this money from its own pockets, without forming any process or any calculation for this Rs 3250 per ton.
When the MCD officials raised an objection, they took out a tender for this process. When the tender process was completed the rate that came about was Rs. 1800 per ton. Which means that they were paying Rs 3250 per ton from their pockets instead of Rs 1800 per ton, they were paying about Rs 1450 more per ton for waste segregation.
They sold thousands of tonnes of waste and paid Rs 1450 more per ton for waste segregation. If you calculate, this is a scam worth crores of rupees, and this is the money that could have been used for paying salaries to MCD employees. They decided along with the contactors without due process and kept on paying Rs 3250 per ton and reduced it to Rs 1800 per to. when MCD officials raised objections " Pathak added.