No concrete data on quantity of construction and demolition waste generated in Ernakulam
The Hindu
Refuse being used to reclaim paddy fields or dumped in open
Construction and demolition waste continues to be dumped in the open for want of proper surveillance and enforcement of norms under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The State Pollution Control Board and local bodies lack any concrete information on the quantity of such waste generated in the district. With no proper mechanism to check violations, vendors engaged by the generators of the waste either hand it over to contractors from neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu or use it as landfill to reclaim wetlands illegally or to rehabilitate quarries here.
Gaps in the scientific management of construction and demolition waste emerged when the Supreme Court directed the demolition of four apartment complexes in Maradu on May 8, 2019. A similar situation came up at the time of the demolition of the Palarivattom flyover too.