India, Feb. 19 -- The Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) will open bids on February 23 for a Rs.325-crore tender to implement door-to-door garbage collection for the next five years, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing sanitation challenges in the city, civic officials said. The contract is expected to introduce a structured and accountable waste collection system in one of Gurugram's most densely populated commercial and residential zones.

Officials said Gurugram generates nearly 1,200 tonnes of solid waste daily, of which around 900 tonnes currently reach landfill sites due to gaps in collection, segregation and transportation. The absence of a consistent door-to-door collection system has led to frequent roadside dumping, ov...