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Panchkula's municipal corporation has rolled out a revamped construction and demolition (C&D) waste management policy to address persistent debris dumping across the city. The initiative includes appointing an agency on a one-year contract costing INR 2.13 crore to manage loading, collection, transportation and unloading of waste at a designated disposal point in Jalouli village. Residents and bulk generators must register and pay collection charges in advance, while delays or unauthorised dumping will attract penalties. The policy incorporates GPS tracking, fixed service hours, regular inspections and provisions for future processing of C&D waste into recyclable building materials.
The municipal corporation of Panchkula has introduced a comprehensive construction and demolition waste management policy to tackle the rising volume of debris accumulating across various neighbourhoods. As part of the initiative, an agency will be appointed for one year at a cost of INR 2.13 crore to oversee the loading, collection, transportation and unloading of C&D waste. All material will be transported to the designated disposal site in Jalouli village, where the municipal corporation is already constructing a boundary wall to secure the premises. Advertisement
Residents generating small amounts of debris must register their request either online or over the phone and make advance payment for the collection service. Bulk waste generators, including builders and larger project sites, must follow a separate registration process and ensure that construction waste is not left unattended for more than 48 hours. Once the payment is confirmed, the contractor is required to collect the waste within 24 hours.
The agency will also be responsible for setting up a call centre, GPS-enabled vehicles, a digital dashboard and a mobile application to streamline operations. Waste pickups will be carried out between 8 am and 8 pm daily. Civic engineers will conduct inspections of identified waste-prone locations every 15 days, and a monthly review mechanism has been built in to evaluate contractor performance.
Strict penalty provisions form a central part of the policy. The contractor may face fines ranging from INR 500 to INR 10,000 for delays, misuse of vehicles, dumping at unauthorised locations, faulty GPS systems or failure to provide workers with safety equipment. Additionally, any negative impact on the city's ranking in national cleanliness surveys may result in the contractor being barred from future tenders for up to two years.
A senior civic official mentioned that the city had attempted a similar initiative about one and a half years ago, but it was unsuccessful due to inadequate structure and monitoring. The new proposal has now been prepared with more detailed planning by the urban local bodies department. Once existing debris across the city is cleared, officials intend to initiate C&D waste processing, converting debris into reusable materials such as brick bats and interlocking paver blocks.
The move comes in response to widespread complaints from residents regarding indiscriminate dumping of construction debris, which has previously clogged drains, obstructed roads, affected water channels and contributed to environmental degradation. In the absence of a dedicated processing or disposal facility, waste from ongoing construction, building demolitions and public works often ended up on pavements, vacant plots and roadside stretches.
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