Ludhiana, April 19 -- The legacy waste bio-remediation project of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, which began in 2022, appears to have been moving at a snail's pace. The project was launched to clear 5 lakh metric tonnes of waste at the city's main dump site at Tajpur road over a period of two years. Despite the elapsing of three years, the work remains incomplete.

According to official records, the contract was issued to a firm on August 3, 2022, for the treatment of approximately 25 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of old waste, with the first phase targeting 5 lakh MT by January 3, 2024, at an estimated cost of Rs.27.17 crore. But as of now, only 4.60 lakh metric tonnes have been cleared.

Now, the civic body has floated two fresh tenders ...