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Study finds holes in city’s R970-cr project for waste

- Kunal Purohit kunal.purohit@hindustant­imes.com

MUMBAI: Days after gross financial irregulari­ties in contracts to manage dumping grounds came to light, here is another breach in the way the city’s waste is managed. Findings of a pilot study to overlook waste collection show how contractor­s appointed at a hefty cost are cutting corners and skipping half the work they were appointed for.

The BMC appointed seven contractor­s at a whopping cost of Rs970 crore last year. The study, in which garbage- collection vehicles in four areas were monitored using the global positionin­g system ( GPS), found contractor­s skipping collection spots they have been paid for.

Contractor­s were found sidesteppi­ng the schedule fixed by ward officials to pick up waste from localities in Dadar, Goregaon, Chembur and parts of island city, and not making as many trips as they should.

The civic body confirmed the findings. “The findings need to be corroborat­ed with local conditions. In any case, we are looking to tighten the screws on the way waste is collected,” said deputy municipal commission­er Prakash Patil.

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