MCG targets five-year waste contract as Gurugram garbage piles up

Garbage continues to build up along Gurugram’s roads, residential areas and vacant plots as the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram works on a five-year contract for door-to-door waste collection.

MCG spent ₹22.5 crore on doorstep collection and ₹12.5 crore on road sweeping and other sanitation work between April 2025 and July 2026. Joint commissioner Preetpal Singh said agencies hired on short contracts are reluctant to buy vehicles, leaving the corporation to repeatedly push them to deploy enough staff and equipment.

The proposed five-year tender is expected to go before the high-powered purchase committee by November. MCG plans to replace tractor-trolleys with covered compactors, which it says would reduce waste spilling onto roads. Contractor payments may also be tied to the quantity or weight of waste collected.

The strain has been compounded by the sanitation workers’ strike, with workers off duty since August 7 and private agencies handling collection. The city has about 200 garbage-vulnerable points, but only 30 to 40 have been closed. Residents have already reported overflowing collection points during the ongoing disruption.