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Mumbai Civic Body Launches Portal To Track Construction Waste

Mumbai Civic Body Launches Portal To Track Construction Waste
Doing up your Mumbai home? Your construction waste will now be tracked by BMC · indianexpress.com

Mumbai’s civic body has created a new online system for construction waste.

This waste can come from repairing, renovating or building homes and other structures.

The system is called the Mumbai Debris Control and Tracking System.

It records where the waste is created.

It also tracks where the waste is taken and dumped.

The system applies to residents, builders, government agencies and contractors.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation launched it to make the process more organized.

This means construction debris in Mumbai can now be monitored through an online portal.

Key facts

System name
Mumbai Debris Control and Tracking System (MDCTS)
Operator
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Waste covered
Construction and demolition waste
Tracking scope
From the point where waste is generated to where it is dumped
Residents covered
People undertaking repairs, renovations or other work that generates construction debris
Other groups covered
Builders, government agencies and contractors
Purpose
To streamline the waste-handling process

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