Chandigarh, April 2 -- A week after the General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) unanimously rejected the Integrated Solid Waste Management plant project over flawed terms and suspected financial misappropriation, the civic body is now exploring the idea of hiring of a "transaction advisory" firm to provide expert guidance in drafting a fresh proposal for the city's new waste management plant.

According to MC officials, the advisory firm will support and improve the city's solid waste management activities by offering technical guidance, project structuring, and financial modelling.

"The MC, in February, had reached out to NTPC's Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited, requesting a proposal for setting up a waste processin...