SC Paves Way For Housing, Commercial, Redevelopment Projects In Mumbai With Rider Of Proper Disposal As Pre-Condition [Read Order]

Paving the way for hundreds of residential and commercial projects in Mumbai which had come to a halt following the Bombay High Court ban on new construction due to poor disposal of construction and demolition waste, the Supreme Court on Thursday permitted construction activity with a rider that builders/ developers would be employing adequate safeguards to prevent dust particles dispersing. Paving the way for hundreds of residential and commercial projects in Mumbai which had come to a halt following the Bombay High Court ban on new construction due to poor disposal of construction and demolition waste, the Supreme Court on Thursday permitted construction activity with a rider that builders/ developers would be employing adequate safeguards to prevent dust particles dispersing in the air and would have to transport debris to specific sites identified by the municipal corporation. Here are the important points of the apex court order: *The Municipal Corporation shall permit a builder or developer to carry on construction on their sites by imposing the conditions in the IOD or any such permission, that the construction debris generated from this particular site shall be transported and deposited in specific site inspected and approved by the Municipal Corporation. *In so far as the 'small generators' of Construction and Demolition Waste are concerned, the C&D Waste shall be disposed of in accordance with the 'Debris On-Call Scheme' initiated by Respondent No.1 Municipal Corporation, whereunder the agencies appointed by the Respondent No.1 Municipal Corporation shall through its authorised appointed agencies pick up and collect the C&D Waste which shall be transported to/unloaded at the designated disposal sites and used for creating infrastructure facility of dumping grounds, covering of Municipal Solid Waste and preparation of internal roads/loops within the dumping ground premises as well as in accordance with the provisions of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. *In so far as the 'large generators' of C&D Waste are concerned, the C&D Waste shall be disposed of as per the Waste/Debris Management Plan submitted by the owner/developer at the time of applying for an IOD and as approved by the Solid Waste Management department of Respondent No.1 Municipal Corporation, wherein neither Deonar nor Mulund dumping sites shall be included as designated disposal sites as well as in accordance with the provisions of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.