Gurgaon: MCG has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on sanitation agency The Classic Manpower and Construction Services for alleged deficiencies in door-to-door garbage collection services and has issued a notice seeking an explanation.According to the MCG, the agency failed to deploy the required number of vehicles and personnel as mandated under its work order. Following the reorganisation of the city zones, the contractor was required to deploy 43 vehicles along with the prescribed number of drivers, helpers and supervisors in zone-6, which includes ward numbers 12, 13, 27, 31 and 35. However, inspections and official records allegedly found the deployment to be below the stipulated requirement.The civic body has directed the agency to immediately deploy the required vehicles and manpower and submit a vehicle deployment plan, GPS details, and attendance records of employees deployed since June 12 within three days.MCG joint commissioner Preet Pal Singh said, “Negligence in sanitation services won’t be tolerated, and all agencies engaged by the corporation will be required to comply fully with the terms of their contracts.”MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said sanitation services were being monitored regularly and similar action would be taken against agencies found negligent in discharging their responsibilities. He said the corporation’s objective was to ensure timely and effective sanitation services for residents.MCG hired four agencies for doorstep waste collection for a period of six months as a stopgap arrangement in Jan earlier this year. It has been relying on short-term contracting after the civic body terminated its contract with Ecogreen in June 2024 over poor performance. Another firm, brought in as a one-year replacement, also failed to deliver, forcing the corporation into a cycle of temporary arrangements that residents say has created inconsistent collection and mounting garbage issues.
