Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday said that it has commissioned a new facility at Rohini for recycling of construction and demolition waste generated by its construction work.
Open to others
Announcing that the inauguration of the facility was done on Saturday by DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh, the Corporation said the same unit can also be used by other agencies for recycling their construction-related waste.
This will add to other sites they already have in place amidst the construction work going along different lines. In a statement, DMRC said the construction waste generated by it is generally dumped at pre-designated sites identified and approved by the government.
“This new facility has been constructed to utilise this waste. This is one of the many initiatives taken by the DMRC for environment conservation,” said the statement.
‘Major initiative’
The construction waste is recycled into products like aggregates, manufactured sand, concrete bricks, tiles, paver blocks, kerbstones, etc.
Calling it a major initiative towards environmental conservation and scientific recycling of construction waste, DMRC said the use of recycled aggregate reduces consumption of fresh stones and sand, thus conserving natural resources and helping reduce sand mining.
Wet technology
“The wet technology adopted at the plant will help in minimising process residues as well as dust and noise pollution. The construction and demolition waste will be processed to recover and recycle about 95% of the incoming material,” the DMRC said.
The statement added that the project will also help save scarce urban land in addition to processing waste.
