Mangala Resource asked to submit report on waste management
The Hindu
Contract with Antony Waste Handling Cell is ending on January 31, 2022
Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra on Monday asked Mangala Resource Management Pvt. Ltd., a start-up guided by Mangaluru Ramakrishna Mutt, to submit a detailed project report (DPR) to Mangaluru City Corporation on how collection, transportation and processing of solid waste could be done in a better way in the city.
Speaking at a public consultation meeting on solid waste management here, the Deputy Commissioner asked the start-up to submit the report within a week.
The meeting was called to introduce a better solid waste management system in the city as the seven-year contract of Antony Waste Handling Cell Pvt. Ltd., which now collects and transports solid waste for the corporation, will end on January 31, 2022. The Deputy Commissioner also asked the corporation to extend the existing contract for some more months, if required, till a new system is put in place.