The BMC has not been giving new permission for construction. However, redevelopment of old buildings and demolition drives are continuous processes which generate around 1,500 tonnes of waste everyday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) B ward, that covers areas like Masjid, Sandhurst Road, Dongri, Mohammad Ali Road and Yusuf Mehar Ali Road, has been planning to set up a plant to recycle construction and demolition waste, and use the recycled material for making bricks. The bricks made of recycled waste are similar in strength and used like earthen bricks.
At present, the ward office is looking for a place where the plant can be set up, and store the bricks after processing the construction and demolition waste.
The BMC has not been giving new permission for construction. However, redevelopment of old buildings and demolition drives are continuous processes which generate around 1,500 tonnes of waste everyday.
Udaykumar Shiroorkar, assistant municipal commissioner of B ward said, "The plant will solve the problem of tonnes of construction and demolition waste which are found piled up across the city." He added that a similar plant has been set up in South Delhi, and it has been processing around 1.5 tonnes of waste everyday.
Shiroorkar had recently visited Delhi and saw how the construction waste was being processed to make bricks. "The plant does not use water to make bricks and converts tonnes of construction waste into bricks without much investment," he said. The cost of the plant is around Rs 18 lakh and the bricks made through it can be sold at a lesser price compared to earthen bricks.
However, the ward office is facing land as a major problem in setting up the plant. "The plant and inventory requires around 1 hectare land that we are looking for right now," said Shiroorkar. He added that the plant itself does not need much space but space is required for storing raw material like construction waste and bricks, before and after processing.
The plant beaks down construction waste into powder, then additives and some other chemicals are mixed with the powder to give strengthen the bricks. "The bricks made by the machine are stored in a dry place for 28 days," said Shiroorkar.
The bricks have strength similar to earthen bricks. "Increasing demands of regular earthen bricks are being fulfilled at the cost of agricultural land. Many farmers in Mumbai and adjoining cities have become brick-makers and large tracts of fertile land have become barren," he said.
The project will also lessen pressure on dumping grounds and will also protect environment as it will also decrease use of earthen bricks.
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