Centre's Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 has welcome by Pune civic body

Q: The environment ministry has come out with the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, at the end of the last month.

Diwakar Shetty,

14th April 2016

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Yes, and as per A CSE analysis, it is estimated that as much as 530 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste is generated annually. The waste is inert, but bulky. It is either dumped in city landfills or in open spaces, water bodies and flood plains.

Shantanu Kumar, Mumbai

14th April 2016

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But it will be a big task to implement the rules and assign proper financial and human resources to local authorities. The PMC will take immediate steps to implement the rules. Mayor Prashant Jagtap, PMC have already asked civic officials to take action against builders and developers dumping construction debris in open.

Lekshmi,

14th April 2016

Now, as per the rules, local bodies will have to utilize 10-20% of material from construction and debris waste in municipal and government contracts for construction. All cities will have to set up facilities in a phased manner. All large generators of waste will have to pay charges for transportation, collection, processing and disposal. They will be responsible for segregating construction and demolition waste before disposal.

Shantanu Kumar, Mumbai

14th April 2016

Long time back, Environmentalists have repeatedly pointed out the harmful impact of debris being dumped recklessly, choking the city's nullahs. Construction waste has become a problem across cities - big and small. In fact, Ram nadi (river) in Pune city has been severely affected by this indiscriminate dumping.

Keshavrao Jedhe, Pune

14th April 2016

It is a really a recommendable job by the Union Environment Minister. Environmentalists and officials welcome the Union environment ministry's major rules to manage construction and demolition waste, calling it a significant step forward to stop degradation of land.

Lekshmi,

14th April 2016

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Yes, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) welcomes the notification and said that this is a significant step forward as construction and demolition of buildings generates enormous waste, about half of all materials used that degrades the land and the environment.

Keshavrao Jedhe, Pune

14th April 2016