Govt forms rules on construction waste management

The draft Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules 2015 proposed by the Environment Ministry also says that the waste generator will have to submit a construction and demolition waste management plan to the urban local bodies.

"Every waste generator shall see that there is no littering or deposition of construction and demolition waste in a manner which causes obstruction to the traffic or the public or drains," the draft rules put up on the Environment Ministry website said.

The penal provisions have, however, not yet been decided.

The draft also says that all the waste generator will have to pay relevant charges for collection, transportation, processing and disposal as notified by the concerned authorities.

Environment Ministry has come out with rules for management of five types of wastes--solid waste including construction and demolition wastes, plastic, E-waste, bio-medical waste and for Fly ash.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had recently said his ministry was in the process of revising the rules and has asked for pubic comments till July 31.

The draft also proposes that large waste generators will have to submit waste management plans and get appropriate approvals from the urban local body before starting construction, demolition or <g data-gr-id="19">remodelling</g> work.