Chandigarh, July 6 -- More than seven months after tabling a proposal to formalise a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with door-to-door garbage collectors, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is yet to finalise the policy, leaving the crucial reform initiative in limbo.

The draft MoU aimed to streamline Chandigarh's waste management system by introducing stricter service norms, biometric attendance, and expanded coverage for all residential floors. However, after the proposal was deferred in the MC House meeting last October, it has not been brought back for discussion-stalling the implementation of the policy indefinitely.

In 2020, the civic body had launched the door-to-door garbage collection system in residential areas us...