Even after completely switching over to e-auction in June 2013, poor realisation form scrap disposal is surprising.
Biggest cause of revenues loss in such kind of auction is highjacking of the auction process by goons who do not permit the participation of genuine bidders, who are ready to bid reasonably high amount, by threatening them or by not permitting them to reach the auction site by using muscle power.
Even the e-auction can be manipulated by unscrupulous tinkering with system.
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more... way to increase the scrap earnings need two pronged approach, i.e. making a transparent system where genuine bidders can easily submit their bid and any foul play by a player is easily detected and at the same time making provisions for strict punishment for the officials/ persons indulging in inappropriate practices.
Efforts are required to have some realistic assessment of the weigh of the scrap and hence the realistic value of the scrap.