Congress to VMC: Blacklist contractor for ‘delay’ in implementing waste-to-energy plant

Ami Ravat, the Leader of Opposition of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), Thursday demanded that the contractor of the ‘Waste-to-Energy Project’ should be blacklisted for the delay in the implementing the project that has caused the civic body an alleged loss of Rs 58.84 crore by creating an additional legacy waste of 7 lakh tonnes.

She warned that if VMC fails to initiate action against the contractor, the Congress will approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for legal action. A top VMC official from the department told this paper that VMC, in September, had extended the contract to Abbelon until May 2023 after a recommendation from the state government to continue the existing waste-to-energy projects.