Gurgaon: MCG on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to a private sanitation contractor and imposed a penalty of over Rs 5.3 lakh after inspections found the agency failed to deploy the required number of sanitation workers and tractor-trolleys. The action was taken against KS Multifacility Services, the agency responsible for sanitation work in Zone 4, for allegedly violating the terms of its contract by deploying fewer resources than mandated under the work order and the request for proposal (RFP).According to MCG officials, the contractor was required to deploy 10 tractor-trolleys and 70 sanitation workers every day. However, inspections conducted on multiple days found shortages in both manpower and vehicles, affecting waste collection and sanitation operations in the zone.Based on the shortfall, the civic body imposed a penalty of Rs 5,30,943, including Rs 1,47,500 for failing to provide the prescribed number of tractor-trolleys and Rs 3,83,443 for the shortage of sanitation workers. The corporation has directed the agency to immediately deploy the required manpower and equipment in accordance with the contract. Officials warned that continued non-compliance could invite further penalties and action under the contract conditions.The development comes amid growing complaints from residents in several parts of the city over irregular garbage collection and poor sanitation. The action suggests that the civic body acknowledged deficiencies in service delivery in at least one zone and held the contractor accountable for failing to meet contractual obligations.MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said, “The corporation won’t tolerate negligence in sanitation services, and all private agencies engaged by the MCG will be required to deploy manpower and machinery strictly as per contractual terms.”MCG officials said the civic body recently gave the contract to private agencies to provide tractor-trolleys and sanitation staff to maintain cleanliness in each ward. These agencies had to provide the manpower and vehicles to the ward councillors to further address cleanliness-related complaints in their respective wards. However, the shortfall led to an increase in complaints, said the officials.
