Ludhiana, June 21 -- The municipal corporation has extended the tender for its ambitious Rs.1,408-crore integrated solid waste management project for the seventh time after failing to attract any bidders, delaying a crucial initiative aimed at overhauling the city's waste collection, transportation and processing system.

The request for proposal (RFP) for the project, titled 'Development of Integrated Solid Waste Management (Collection, Transportation, Processing & Disposal) for MC Ludhiana through Public Private Partnership', was floated on March 21 and was initially scheduled to close on April 7. After multiple extensions, the latest deadline has now been pushed to June 23.

The project includes door-to-door collection of segregated mu...