Greater Noida, Oct. 5 -- The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is set to hire a Project Management Unit (PMU) to oversee urban and industrial area management, with strengthening pollution-control measures among its key responsibilities.
The two-year contract, extendable by another two years based on performance, requires the selected agency to deploy eight full-time experts at GNIDA offices. The team is expected to be in place within a month of signing the agreement.
The last date for submitting bids is October 14, while technical and financial bids will be opened on October 15.
The PMU will assist GNIDA with planning, procurement, project monitoring and execution across its jurisdiction, covering 95 sectors and 124 villages. It will also work to strengthen the authority's institutional capacity.
A key task will be to review and improve the existing air-pollution monitoring system in line with guidelines issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). The experts will monitor implementation of pollution-control action plans and compliance with statutory requirements.
CAQM's action plan for Greater Noida emphasises scientific road-dust management, mechanised sweeping, timely road repairs and redevelopment, dust suppression, utility restoration and maintenance of paved shoulders.
It also recommends monthly workshops, removal of legacy dust, water sprinklers, anti-smog guns and GPS-based monitoring.
The tender requires the PMU's air-quality expert to have at least six years' experience in pollution control, environmental studies, climate change and sustainability.
The move comes as Noida's AQI stood at 268, Ghaziabad's at 248 and Greater Noida's at 171 on Monday.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.