New rules for construction sites in Kolkata

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has proposed that construction projects which generate more than 20 tonne of waste daily will have to set up a recycling plant where the waste will be converted into aggregates for other construction activities. The civic body will continue to lift waste from smaller projects.

“Construction sites have to become environment-friendly and stop dumping waste. They have to set up a waste material recovery plant at the site and work towards zero net waste generation,” a KMC official told The Times of India.

Meanwhile, KMC is setting up a crushing unit to convert the waste into aggregates that can be used as raw material in construction activity.