Wednesday 30 January 2013

Raipur Waste Management Private Limited Submits Bank Guarantee


Raipur Waste Management Private Limited (RWMPL) the special purpose vehicle set up for implementation of Integrated City Sanitation and Municipal Solid Waste Management Project in the city of Raipur, today completed all the conditions under the Concession Agreement, by submitting the required Performance Bank Guarantee of Rs 2,93,67,024/- (Rupees Two Crore Ninety Three Lacs Sixty Seven Thousand and Twenty Four only). A truly integrated scheme, this Design, Build, Operated, Finance and Transfer project is based on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

RWMPL will start work on the Collection & Transportation of municipal solid waste within 3 (three) months from the date of approval of the C&T plan from the Independent Engineer. This plan was submitted by RWMPL to Raipur Nagar Nigam about 3 months ago and the company is awaiting approval of the same.

The Scope of Services of RWMPL in the first phase includes:

·        City Sanitation comprising street sweeping, cleaning of drains, public toilets, ponds &  Government office premises

·         Primary and Secondary collection of waste including door-to-door collection

·         Secondary transportation of waste to transfer stations & processing facility

·         Comprehensive IEC activities covering all strata of the society for effective environment management

In the second phase it will be undertaking:

·         EIA & Preliminary investigations at the processing and disposal facility site

·        Design, Engineering, Construction, Operation & Maintenance of waste processing facility with advanced technology

·        Design, Engineering, Construction, Operation & Maintenance of scientifically engineered sanitary landfill facility

·         Post closure monitoring of landfill
 
The operations will also involve sustained Information, Education & Communication (IEC) drive wherein there will be door-to-door awareness and other educational drive on constituents of waste, segregation and benefits of handling waste effectively.