The Centre has notified Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 to effectively tackle the issues of pollution and waste management. Outlining the salient features of Rules Environment, Minister Prakash Javadekar, said in New Delhi that the basic concept of the Rules is to recover, recycle and reuse the waste generated through construction and demolition.He said, at present, 530 million tonnes of waste is generated annually additing that construction and demolition waste is not a waste, but a resource.<br/><br/>He said, segregating construction and demolition waste and depositing it to the collection centres for processing will now be the responsibility of every waste generator.The Environment Minister also said, the local bodies will have to utilize 10 to 20 per cent of waste in municipal and government contracts.He said cities with a population of more than ten lakh will commission processing and disposal facility within 18 months from the date of notification. Cities having population of five lakh to 10 lakh will have to provide such facilites within two years and and those with a population of less than 5 lakh will have to provide such facilities within two years. He said, permission for construction will be given only when the complete construction and demolition waste management plan is presented. The Minister also pointed out that large generators of waste will have to pay relevant charges for collection, transportation, processing and disposal, as notified by the concerned authorities.