After at least a decade, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made headway in dealing with 185 lakh tonnes of legacy waste at the oldest dumping ground in the city -- the Deonar Dumping Ground.

In response to the civic body`s tender for the bioremediation of 185 lakh tonnes of legacy waste, with disposal of excavated/processed/segregated material and reclamation of 110 hectares of land at the Deonar Dumping Ground, Navayuga Engineering Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder.

Navayuga quoted 7.29 per cent above BMC’s estimated cost -- beating HG Infra, which quoted 11.83 per cent above the estimated cost, and Re Sustainability, which quoted 24.8 per cent above the estimated cost. The project will now commence at a cost of Rs 2,540 crore. However, this is higher than BMC’s original estimate of Rs 2,368 crore. The per-tonne processing cost will rise to Rs 1,373.35, up from the estimated Rs 1,280.