Last Updated: 08/09/2023
CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT- Hyderabad
Necessity of the project:
A guideline document issued by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) in 2017 for management of Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste mentions that the city of Hyderabad generates approximately 5000 tonnes of C&D waste per day. Most of the waste generated ends up in the lakes, riverbeds, roadsides and open plots. In order to manage this C&D waste, GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) has set up two processing plants earlier at Jeedimetla (2020) and Fathullaguda (2021) with 500 TPD processing capacities each. GHMC is coming up with two more processing plants for Shamshabad and Shamirpet circles in the licensee model where the licensee will be responsible for collection and processing of C&D waste generated in the specified areas.
Due to the lack of awareness about the appropriate management techniques and proper disposal options for C&D waste, citizens and other stakeholders tend to continue with the linear process of dumping the C&D waste in vacant areas rather than disposing responsibly by sending the waste for further processing/recycling. This suggests a necessity for continuous awareness creation through which behavioural change among citizens/stakeholders regarding management of C&D waste can be achieved. This will lead to larger quantities of C&D waste being recycled/reused thus bringing in circularity in this stream of waste.
Objective of the project:
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Construction & Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules are an initiative to effectively tackle the issues of pollution caused by the C&D wastes.
According to the above mentioned rule, following are some of the duties of waste Generators:
Stakeholders:
The project intends to target various stakeholders associated with the generation, collection and processing of C&D waste in the specified area which includes both bulk and non bulk generators. Mentioned below are some of the stakeholders:
Probable Methodology:
Project will focus on behavioural changes in the stakeholders through various mediums like:
Monitoring & Evaluation:
Information on parameters such as outreach, amount of waste collected, number of collections, total beneficiaries etc. will be regularly collected for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
Desired outcome:
With more awareness about the different aspects of C&D waste management among the stakeholders in the project location, better treatment of C&D waste through proper disposal by the generator can be achieved. This in turn will result in diverting the C&D waste from being dumped in the landfills/vacant areas and channelizing the waste into proper processing facilities. This waste in turn can be converted into recycled products which can be utilised again thus reducing dependence on virgin natural resources and creating a circular system which is sustainable.
SAAHAS
Saahas is a not for profit organization. It was registered in 2001 under the Karnataka Societies Act of 1960 as one of the first non-governmental organizations working in the waste sector.
At Saahas, we believe that when waste is managed at source, it becomes a resource. Since 2001, we have been helping build communities across rural and urban India that manage their waste at source by reducing, reusing, and recycling their waste and achieving 90% resource recovery.
Saahas is headquartered in Bangalore and has a regional office at Gurgaon.
Saahas is present in 12 states, 23 Districts, 14 Urban centers, 383 villages, and has 245 staff. We have influenced waste to the amount of 94 TPD and set up 28 decentralized waste processing units.
Vision
India to become a leading Circular Economy where Nothing is Waste.
Mission
Our offerings and services are aligned with the following UN SDGs
#3 (Good Health and Well-Being ), #11(Sustainable Cities and Communities), #12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and #13 (Climate Action)
Website: http://www.saahas.org/