Telangana govt. makes it mandatory to account for construction debris at building permission stage

Telangana government has issued orders incorporating construction and demolition (C&D) waste management regulations into the building permissions in the city in order to effectively address the issue of debris pile-up on roadside, lakes, parks and other locations.The orders will be applicable to areas in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC), Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).The orders were issued following the request made by the Director of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Hyderabad, for incorporation of the C&D waste management provisions into Build Now, a unified building and layout approval platform used by all the aforementioned authorities.DTCP reportedly cite