New rules for Construction & Demolition Waste Management has come into force

Q: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has introduced new rules for the management of debris from construction as well as demolition activities.

Saran,

31st March 2016

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Hi friends,
I think this is the first time in the country that any govt has come out with construction and demolition waste management rules. Without any rules, it is dumped in open spaces, drains, rivers, forest areas, landfills and road side which lead to increase in pollution.

Jeet Bhaskar, Delhi

11th April 2016

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Right Jeet,
This new ''Construction and Demolition Waste Rules, 2016'' also make it mandatory for large builders or waste generators to submit their waste management plan along with their building plan, non-deposition of which may lead to non-grant of permission to the building.

bablu pathak,

11th April 2016

It's good move bt the center. earlier it was unscientific dumping and because of that there is an increase in pollution in tier-1 cities. These are not actually waste but resources. The basis of this new rules is to recover, recycle and reuse. We can now use those waste to make tiles, pipes from it.

Jeet Bhaskar, Delhi

11th April 2016

Hi,
My question to all the forum members that what is the government's plan and how will they reduce it?

sadashiva, Delhi

31st March 2016

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Yes, the govt. has a better plan to reduce pollution from construction site. The debris generated during construction and demolition largely consists of concrete, steel, wood, glass and dust, most of which is potentially recyclable. The government has told that large generators of such waste would have to submit a management plan in order to secure permission to build.

bashir,

31st March 2016

But local bodies should also help in this matter. Such generators would also have to either collect, transport and process debris themselves or pay local authorities that can do this. And every state government will give space to local authorities for setting up processing plants.

sadashiva, Delhi

31st March 2016

@Sadashiva,
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar suggested cities with a population over 10 lakh, processing and disposal facilities would have to commissioned within 18 months, for those cities with 10-15 lakh population they would have to be completed in 2 yrs. and cities with a population below 5 lakh would completed up to 3 yrs.

Kajal Dewan, Greater Noida

31st March 2016

This move is planned to remove disposal of construction waste in open spaces, land fills, drains, water bodies and forests, as these are a major source of pollution and also result in backlog of water bodies and drains. Even construction waste is often laced with toxic materials that can be dangerous to the environment.

Kajal Dewan, Greater Noida

31st March 2016

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It's true Kajal, According to an estimate by the Department of Science and Technology, over 530 million tonnes of debris are generated every year. And these rules are aimed at reducing pollution from this source.

bashir,

31st March 2016