Gurgaon: MCG will begin rolling out its new door-to-door garbage collection arrangement with 100 vehicles from Wednesday, with the remaining 775 vehicles scheduled to join the fleet by Nov 15. The existing stopgap arrangement, which currently uses 591 vehicles across eight zones, will continue until the new system is fully operational, ensuring waste collection and transportation are not disrupted during the transition.The new arrangement will involve 875 vehicles — 675 light commercial vehicles, 184 e-rickshaws and 16 compactors — for door-to-door waste collection, segregation and transportation to treatment facilities. The rollout follows nearly two years of reliance on interim arrangements after MCG terminated its contract with Ecogreen Energy in June 2024 over alleged poor performance.The Haryana govt approved the engagement of two agencies in Aug. Delhi MSW Solutions Ltd has been assigned Cluster 1 under a contract worth Rs 327 crore, while BVG India Ltd will handle Cluster 2 under a contract worth Rs 320 crore. Both contracts are for five years, with a provision for a two-year extension. The existing agencies operating under the interim arrangement are scheduled to exit by Jan 2027.“The agreement was signed with the agencies earlier this month, and they will start operations from Wednesday. Until the new arrangement is fully implemented, garbage collection and transportation will continue to be handled by the existing agencies,” an MCG official said.The rollout was discussed at a review meeting chaired by Haryana industries and commerce minister Rao Narbir Singh on Monday. He directed officials to strengthen road cleaning, ensure regular water sprinkling and expedite waste management work. The meeting also reviewed waste processing at Bandhwari landfill, road improvement projects and action against violations of pollution-control and sanitation norms.At Bandhwari, 42.95 lakh metric tonnes of the 58.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste received at the site had been processed as of Oct 20, leaving 15.55 lakh metric tonnes to be treated. Officials said contracts worth Rs 151.2 crore had been awarded for processing 16.8 lakh metric tonnes of waste, while a proposal worth Rs 61.71 crore for processing another 8.5 lakh metric tonnes had been sent for approval.With restrictions under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in force, Singh asked officials to ensure regular deep cleaning and water sprinkling on roads to curb dust pollution. He also stressed the need for effective monitoring of garbage collection, transportation and sanitation work.Between Jan 1 and Oct 23, MCG issued 12,914 challans for violations of pollution-control and sanitation rules, amounting to around Rs 2.68 crore, officials said. During the first stage of GRAP, 139 challans worth Rs 4 lakh were issued between Oct 21 and 23.MCG has also completed redevelopment work on more than 223km of the 396km of roads identified for improvement following directions from Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). Around 35% of the work on 10 designated ‘iconic roads’ has been completed, the official said. Earlier this month, Haryana chief minister’s chief principal secretary Rajesh Khullar set a 30-day deadline for upgrading 100 roads in the city.Since the termination of Ecogreen Energy’s contract in June 2024, MCG has relied on temporary arrangements and short-term contractors for waste collection and transportation. Residents have repeatedly faced irregular garbage collection and deteriorating sanitation conditions during this period.
