Goa, Sept. 11 -- The Goa Waste Management Corporation's (GWMC) bid to revive the controversial Bainguinim solid waste management (SWM) project has once again triggered a storm of opposition from locals and political representatives, even as five companies have shown interest in the facility. GWMC has floated a Request for Qualifica tion (RFQ) for the solid waste processing facility at Bainguinim.

The RFQ is for the design, engineering, financing, con struction, commissioning, and 15-year operation of a 100-ton-per-day solid waste processing facility at Bain guinim. The plant, proposed under the public-private partner ship (PPP) model on a design-build-finance-operate-trans fer (DBFOT) basis, will include a recycle and sorting line, segre...