Chandigarh, July 1 -- The Amritsar Municipal Corporation (MC) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the 3.67 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste at the Chabhal Road landfill will be scientifically processed and cleared within six months of awarding the contract. In its reply filed before the tribunal in connection with an application by one Sunil Luthara, the civic body on Tuesday said bids for the Rs.7.12-crore bioremediation project are under evaluation and that no fresh municipal waste is being dumped at the site.

Instead, all efforts are now focused on remediating the accumulated legacy waste through biomining. Chabhal Road is a major arterial corridor in the southwestern part of Amritsar, connecting the city with C...