Centre To Frame Rules To Deal With Health Hazards Posed By Construction Wastes

07 April, New Delhi

Environment Ministry has decided to come out with rules to deal with the health hazards posed by the waste generated from construction of various infrastructure projects.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, while speaking at a two-day Environment and Forest Ministers’conference in New Delhi Monday , said that his ministry has taken cognisance of the matter and the rules will be finalised within 15 days.

He said construction waste is one of the major reasons for the air pollution in Delhi. He said if the dust is properly managed in the construction of metro infrastructure, why it would not be managed in constructions going on in the city.

His remarks came after media reports said that with the rise in construction of infrastructure in Delhi and NCR regions, there has been a rise in the lethal dust, causing severe health hazards.