India, March 28 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday underlined the need for strict implementation and enforcement of its direction to scientifically dispose of construction and demolition (C&D) waste from across the National Capital Region (NCR). The direction will come into force from April 1.

According to CAQM's Direction No. 97, all municipal bodies and development authorities across the NCR will have to establish at least one collection point for C&D waste within a 5x5 km radius under their jurisdiction, while also setting up adequate intermediate C&D storage and processing facilities, officials said.

The direction mandates that all construction sites or projects with an area of 200 square metres or more mu...