When it comes to managing construction and demolition (C&D) waste, Nagpur is in the stone age while Mumbai is already building the future. While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is launching tech-based systems and slapping hefty fines, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is still fumbling with outdated methods and token penalties.
BMC penalizes illegal dumping with fines up to ₹25,000 and is developing a real-time, QR-based app to track waste from source to disposal. Meanwhile, NMC charges a meager ₹5,500 per vehicle, with a symbolic ₹500 annual increase—barely enough to cover a cement bag, let alone deter a builder.
The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2025, make segregation, recycling, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandatory. Nagpur? No official plan, no updates, no action.
Yes, there’s a recycling plant at Bhandewadi with 150 metric tonne daily capacity. But without structured collection, it’s just an empty shell. There’s no digital tracking, no public reporting, and no accountability.
A 2023 CAG audit, slammed urban local bodies like NMC for total failure to monitor or implement even the 2016 rules. The 2025 mandates? Nowhere in sight.
Mumbai generates over 8,500 MT of C&D waste daily with systems to handle it. Nagpur produces 100–200 MT—and still can’t manage. The problem isn’t scale. It’s mindset, planning, and governance.
Nagpur’s C&D management is less about waste—and more about wasted opportunity.