{"id":55778,"date":"2019-09-30T16:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T11:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55778"},"modified":"2019-09-30T16:49:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T11:49:57","slug":"mci-impose-garbage-collection-fee-urban-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-impose-garbage-collection-fee-urban-areas.html","title":{"rendered":"MCI to impose garbage-collection fee in urban areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has decided to charge a fee for its garbage-collection efforts from the owners of residential and commercial properties situated in urban areas of the capital city, a news source reported. MCI Director Sanitation Sardar Khan Zimri told the media that the revenue generated would be utilised for the development of sanitation and sewerage facilities in the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-to-track-contamination-level-in-streams-open-drains.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCI to track contamination level in streams, open drains<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the MCI does not charge any fee for its street-cleaning services or garbage-collection endeavors. The authority only collects about PKR 100 from each house; which is used for maintenance and conservation of streetlights and parks, among other things. Zimri said that the authority lacked the availability of additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-generates-pkr-42-mn-through-auction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funds<\/a> for commencing with sanitation services improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of these charges will come into effect following the MCI\u2019s meeting \u2013 scheduled to take place today (Monday) \u2013 during which approval from the house will be sought.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-improve-garbage-collection-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDA to improve garbage-collection system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once approval is given, the MCI will start to outsource garbage collection in the city. The rates will vary from sector to sector, and are expected to bring in a total (annual) revenue of PKR 1 billion. The authority recently announced its intention to charge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PKR 4 per square foot from private housing in Sector E<\/li>\n<li>PKR 3 per square foot from private housing in Sector F<\/li>\n<li>PKR 2 per square foot from private housing in Sectors G &amp; I<\/li>\n<li>PKR 3 per square foot from private housing in Sector I-8<\/li>\n<li>PKR 1.5 per square foot from government housing in all sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-hands-over-land-5-dumping-stations-imc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDA hands over land for 5 dumping stations to IMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At present, the MCI\u2019s jurisdiction is limited to urban areas of the city. The authority is trying to create a system with the help of union council chairmen to collect and dispose of garbage in the rural areas as well. Zimri said that residents could make use of the bins the authorities had placed in some union councils for waste disposal \u2013 in order for the MCI to collect the garbage from these bins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has decided to charge a fee for its garbage-collection efforts from the owners of residential and commercial properties situated in urban areas of the capital city, a news source reported. MCI Director Sanitation Sardar Khan Zimri told the media that the revenue generated would be utilised for the development of sanitation and sewerage facilities in the city. Read:\u00a0MCI to track contamination level in streams, open drains Currently, the MCI does not charge any fee for its street-cleaning services or garbage-collection endeavors. The authority only collects about PKR 100 from each house; which is used for maintenance and conservation of streetlights and parks, among other things. Zimri said that the authority lacked the availability of additional funds for commencing with sanitation services improvement. The implementation of these charges will come into effect following the MCI\u2019s meeting \u2013 scheduled to take place today (Monday) \u2013 during which approval from the house will be sought. Read:\u00a0CDA to improve garbage-collection system Once approval is given, the MCI will start to outsource garbage collection in the city. The rates will vary from sector to sector, and are expected to bring in a total (annual) revenue of PKR 1 billion.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":34261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13222],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-mci-to-impose-garbage-collection-fee-in-urban-areas"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MCI to impose garbage-collection fee in urban areas - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has decided to charge a fee for its garbage-collection efforts from the owners of residential and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-impose-garbage-collection-fee-urban-areas.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MCI to impose garbage-collection fee in urban areas - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has decided to charge a fee for its garbage-collection efforts from the owners of residential and\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-impose-garbage-collection-fee-urban-areas.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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