Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) council has extended the garbage collection contract by one year, until April 2027, at a cost of Rs 4.7 crore for the collection and transportation of wet and dry waste during the extended period.The rates for the collection and transportation of solid waste will remain unchanged, CCP commissioner Clen Madeira said in a proposal seeking post-facto approval for the extension.The contractor will charge Rs 2,260.8 per tonne for dry waste and Rs 2,674 per tonne for wet waste.“There shall be no price escalation during the extended period of contract,” Madeira’s note said. “The expenditure would be made from the corporation funds.”The five-year contract was awarded to FGM Private Ltd in Dec 2020 and expired in April this year. However, the CCP council has not convened since May 19, despite the CCP Act stipulating that a meeting must be held every month.The CCP standing committee has already approved the extension, while the council has granted administrative approval and expenditure sanction.The CCP has also decided to constitute ward committees for the capital. Each committee is required to meet at least once a month to recommend proposals and verify expenditure on works in its ward. Ward committees can also grant administrative approval and financial sanction for works estimated to cost up to Rs 5 lakh.
