Ludhiana, May 19 -- The municipal corporation has once again failed to attract bidders for its Rs.1408 crore Integrated Solid Waste Management project, with officials attributing the poor response to the project's high cost and long-term operational commitment. The tender has now been extended for the fifth time. The request for proposal (RFP), floated on March 21, was initially scheduled to close on April 7 but has been repeatedly extended due to lack of participation. The deadline was first pushed to April 17, then April 23, followed by May 9, May 18, and has now been extended further by three days till May 21.

The project titled 'Development of Integrated Solid Waste Management (Collection, Transportation, Processing & Disposal) for M...