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BMC awards Deonar legacy waste clearing contract at 2,540cr
Mumbai: For BMC's Deonar bioremediation tender, Navayuga Engineering Ltd —which had tied up with Adani Enterprises on a Vijayawada bypass project in the past — has emerged as the lowest bidder to scientifically treat 185 lakh tonnes of legacy waste.
Navayuga quoted 7.29% above BMC's estimated cost—beating HG Infra (11.83%) and Re Sustainability (24.8%). With this, the project will now be executed at Rs 2,540 crore, higher than BMC's original estimate of Rs 2,368 crore. The per-tonne processing cost will rise to Rs 1,373.35, up from the projected Rs 1,280.
Apart from the Vijayawada bypass, Navayuga is executing infrastructure projects in Mumbai too. These include a 13-km, 40-metre-wide elevated freeway extension from Mankhurd to Anand Nagar, awarded by MMRDA at Rs 2,682 crore, and the Thane Coastal Road, a 13.5-km partially elevated corridor from Balkum to Gaimukh, being built at a cost of Rs 2,727 crore.
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Interestingly, the Deonar clean up is being done after the state government directed the BMC to clear the dump site land. The state cabinet in Oct 2024, had approved a proposal to handover a portion of the Deonar Dumping Ground for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, a joint venture being led by Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd (Adani Group's Special Purpose Vehicle) and Maharashtra govt.
Following this, in January, TOI had reported about how in a letter sent to the BMC commissioner on Jan 24, 2025, the state referring to the Swachh Bharat Mission Rules 2016, stated that under these guidelines, it is the municipal corporation's duty to clear the land by scientifically treating the waste on-site.
The contract period is set for three years, which includes the time for mobilisation and the monsoon period. This is among the largest tenders floated in recent years by the BMC for solid waste management. "Mobilisation works are expected to take time as at some spots, the waste dumped can go up to 40 metres and hence the bioremediation will need to be planned in a particular manner," said an official.