Councillors flag shortcomings at waste facility

The opposition councillors have alleged that the Municipal Corporation is suffering huge losses at solid waste management plant in Sector 25 as the entire facility is in a state of closure.

Senior Deputy Mayor Jasbir Bunty, Deputy Mayor Taruna Mehta and AAP Councillor Premlata conducted a surprise inspection of the plant. They claimed that the primary shredder machine is lying defunct for a year. All other machines are also not working properly. Due to this, the processing of the garbage at the plant is not being carried out properly, they added.

In a joint statement issued after the visit, they said the MC is paying Rs 33 lakh to the company, but the plant is not solving the problem of garbage.

Chandigarh