MCC Extends The Contract of Antony Waste Handling Cell Pvt Limited to Handle Garbage in Mangalore City

The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has decided to extend the contract of Antony Waste Handling Cell (AWHC) Pvt Limited to handle garbage in Mangalore city by six months. The AWHC has been collecting and transporting waste from 60 wards of the city, since February 1, 2015. The seven-year contract term of the AWHC, ended on January 31, 2022. A new DPR for waste handling is yet to be approved by the Directorate of Municipal Administration.

The MCC has already submitted a detailed project report for handling waste, to the directorate of municipal administration, for approval. The report is yet to be approved by the high-level steering committee headed by the chief secretary, to the government. A council meeting held on Saturday, resolved that AWHC will continue to handle door-to-door waste collection and transportation in the city, from February 1 to July 31.