A target fixed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for 13 Central and Delhi government departments and MCDs, of using 16 lakh metric tonnes of recycled products made out of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in their 2019-20 projects, was met by only 25%.
Among the departments and agencies were the Railway Board, which used no recycled waste at all from a target of 1,000 MT; the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which used 1,362 MT or 0.14% from a target of 10 lakh MT; and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which used 12 MT or 1.20% out of a target of 1,000 MT.
The details were compiled in an annual report prepared by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in July on the implementation of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules 2016.
