Chandigarh, July 16 -- With nearly one lakh metric tonnes of waste remaining unprocessed at the Dadumajra dump site and the July 31 deadline fast approaching, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Tuesday issued stern notices to all three firms responsible for clearing the legacy and fresh waste, and termed their performance 'unsatisfactory'.

This comes just two days after the civic body slapped a Rs.35 lakh penalty on all three firms for failing to meet key infrastructure requirements outlined in their contracts.

Initially, private firm M/s Aakanksha Enterprises was roped in for clearing the legacy waste. Finding the progress sluggish, the MC inducted two additional firms in February this year-both public sector undertakings (PS...