Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is set to hire a new private firm to process the third garbage mountain at the Dadumajra dumping ground by July 2025. The proposal, which comes with an estimated cost of Rs.12 crore, will be discussed in the MC general House meeting scheduled for Tuesday.

According to the agenda copy, MC officials have stated the urgency of clearing the dumping ground, citing, "The NGT is pursuing with Chandigarh Administration/MC for clearing the dumping ground of legacy waste at the earliest. The Punjab and Haryana High Court also mandated that the third dump be cleared in a time-bound manner. Members of Parliament have also taken cognizance of the matter and advised for clearing the dum...