Solid waste management contract of Rawalpindi awarded to private company
Government has awarded solid waste management contract in respect of Rawalpindi district to a private company due to poor cleanliness situation in all the areas of Rawalpindi city and cantonment.
The responsibilities for cleanliness of the district have been withdrawn from City District Government and assigned to a private company namely Waste Management Company.
Due to lack of interest by City District Government and Solid Waste Management Department, dilapidated machinery, non provision of funds, shortage of staff and lack of access to larger areas, most of the localities of Rawalpindi city and cantonment have turned into garbage dumps. Therefore, decision was taken to hand over solid waste management work to some private company on contract to avert eruption of any fatal epidemic in the city.
Rawalpindi District Management has been directed to hand over all the work, powers, workers, equipment and machinery to Waste Management Company within 30 days.
