India, Oct. 11 -- The Delhi government has made the use of recycled construction and demolition (C&D) waste mandatory in all public construction projects across the city, urban development minister Ashish Sood said on Friday after chairing a high-level meeting with officials from all civic departments to review progress on C&D waste utilisation and set accountability targets.

Citing the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, which require all public sector bodies to use recycled materials, Sood said that despite Delhi's growing infrastructure activity, utilisation of recycled C&D material remains far below potential. Against an annual target of 995,000 metric tonnes (MT) set by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs...