The strategy for effective management of construction and demolition (C and D) wastes emphasises on the roles and accountability of waste generators and various stakeholders, thrust to segregation, recovery, reuse and recycle of the wastes.
Communicating the policy framed in this regard, Housing and Urban Secretary G Mathi Vathanan has directed the district Collectors to implement the strategy for better management of C and D waste and urged upon the implementation of the same on priority basis.
The department has restored faith once again on Mission Shakti Members, groups, federations or transgender groups members for decentralised and effective management of the C and D waste in the ULBs.
The members of Mission Shakti groups, transgender groups assigned would collect the waste from the waste generators and transport the same to processing facility.
Decentralised facilities (up to 5 TPD processing capacity) should be established and managed in partnership with the Mission Shakti groups and transgender groups.
As per the Strategy, the District Collector would provide suitable sites to ULBs for setting up of the facility for storage, processing and recycling for construction and demolition waste.
It is to mention here that as a development of this, designated sites are identified and coordinates details have been web-hosted too in the department website. Waste generators who generate more than 20 MT or more in one day or 300 MT per project in a month would submit waste management plan to the ULB concerned before undertaking any construction or demolition activity.
