MCD nod to appoint new agency to handle waste management in Central zone
Sources indicate that the decision was prompted by criticism over delays in presenting urgent proposals—particularly those related to sanitation—in earlier standing committee meetings.
A proposal for door-to-door garbage collection in the Central Zone had been pending for over two and a half years. The outgoing standing committee of the erstwhile South Corporation had flagged the issue as a priority in March 2022, just before the MCD reunification.
However, no significant progress was made. The existing concessionaire was granted at least three extensions. In the West Zone, the current contract is set to expire on June 30.
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Residents of both zones have consistently raised concerns over poor sanitation services, citing irregular road sweeping and garbage collection in residential areas. Councillors complained during a House meeting that the existing concessionaires were mainly focused on tasks defined in outdated contracts.
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"Now that anticipatory approval has been granted, the proposal will be formally presented in the next standing committee meeting. Meanwhile, the new agency can begin preparing its equipment and logistics," said an MCD official.
Last month, opposition parties in the MCD urged the ruling BJP to expedite the tabling of key proposals in the standing committee, especially those concerning waste management and essential civic services.
The Indraprastha Vikas Party also appealed to Delhi mayor Raja Iqbal Singh and Standing Committee chairperson Satya Sharma to prioritise pending sanitation projects.
Leader of the Opposition and AAP councillor Ankush Narang questioned the delay in moving critical sanitation proposals forward. "In the Central, West, and South Zones, the situation is deteriorating. There are not enough vehicles or tippers available to manage waste collection," he said.
In its first standing committee meeting held last Friday—following the election of the chairperson on June 12—only 25 out of 102 proposals were approved. Most of those cleared pertained to layout plans for government infrastructure projects.
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