2 min readGurgaonApr 27, 2026 10:45 PM IST
In a bid to overhaul the city’s waste management infrastructure, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has initiated a Rs 609-crore tender process to deploy 831 vehicles for door-to-door garbage collection, with a pre-bid meeting for prospective agencies scheduled for April 29.
The civic body has divided the city into two clusters for the purpose, issuing separate tenders for each to ensure a permanent and streamlined arrangement.
According to the MCG, the comprehensive plan involves a fleet comprising 653 light commercial vehicles and 178 e-rickshaws. The total tender has been issued at a cost of around Rs 609 crore, with the agencies to work for a five-year period.
“The scope of the project includes the coverage of over 4.46 lakh properties across Gurugram, with a capacity for daily collection and management of over 1,200 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste,” an MCG spokesperson said.
“The tender was officially published on April 22. Following the upcoming April 29 pre-bid meeting, the final deadline for bid submissions is set for May 13, and the bids will be open in the afternoon on the same day, the spokesperson added.
Mayor Rajrani Malhotra stated that the plan is a significant step toward strengthening the city’s sanitation system. “Work is being done at a rapid pace to implement a permanent solution and a better waste management system. This will not only ensure regular lifting of garbage, but also provide relief from irregular dumping,” Malhotra said.
Appealing to citizens to hand over their waste at designated times, the Mayor said that the MCG’s priority is to execute the entire waste management process scientifically and transparently to maintain long-term cleanliness in the city.
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The fresh tender process follows an extended period of civic distress for the residents of the Millennium City. As previously reported, the city’s waste management system has been heavily disrupted since June 2024, when the contract of the former concessionaire was terminated due to alleged widespread inefficiency and failure to fulfill tender conditions.
Since the termination, the MCG has largely relied on informal, stopgap measures. This forced many Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the city to hire private labourers and contractors for doorstep waste collection at their own expense.
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