Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 21
The Municipal Corporation (MC) of Bathinda has filed a counter-claim of Rs850 crore against JITF, a private company which had earlier filed Rs754 crore claim on the MC, over not fulfilling the agreement norms during a arbitrator panel’s hearing held few days back.
The company has sought time to file its reply on the counter-claim filed by the MC. The next date of hearing is December 9.
The MC has claimed that the company wants to run away from the responsibility of managing the solid waste plant and is thus, violating the agreement norms.
Earlier this year, the firm which runs a solid waste management plant in the city, claimed Rs754 crore from the civic body for not cooperating with them in running the plant.The company alleged the MC had not provided them garbage and land according to the agreement, due to which they were unable to run the plant. It also stated that the company had faced huge financial losses in the past few years due to the negligence of the MC.
The solid waste management plant was the first in the state and if it closes down, it would not only create a problem of garbage disposal in the district and nearby areas, but will also set a bad precedent for future such projects in the state.
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