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of management and handling of municipal solid wastes and for development of hed of sold infrastructure, if any, for collection, storage, transportation, processing and 9 oo disposal of wastes and billing such solid wastes, a charge shall be levied, and payment thereof shall be made, and collection of at such rate as the Municipality may fix from time to time: charge. Provided that the charge as aforesaid shall, as far as practicable, be such shall cover the costs on account of management and handling of municipal solid wastes and development of infrastructure, if any, for collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal thereof and also the costs of debt- servicing, depreciation of plant and machinery and other charge, if any: Provided further that the Chief Municipal Executive Officer Municipal Executive Officer may, with the prior approval of the Empowered Standing Committee, entrust development of infrastructure for collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of solid wastes and the work of management and handling of municipal solid wastes and of filling and collection of the charges as aforesaid to any agency under any law for the time being in force or to any other agency.