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Updated At: Jul 14, 2022 06:19 AM (IST)

Bricks stocked at the construction and demolition (C&D) waste plant in the Industrial Area, Phase I, on Wednesday.

The Municipal Corporation (MC) started producing bricks from recycled concrete at the construction and demolition (C&D) waste plant, Industrial Area, Phase-I, here today.

Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, MC, said bricks of the size 9”x4½”x3” made from the recycled concrete would be made available for public sale as well as for use in government building works. Around 10,000 bricks would be cast daily at the automatic plant, said the Commissioner.

She said earlier, paver blocks were manufactured on this automatic machine. The efficient and fast production line of the automatic block-making machine reduced the per-unit cost of blocks and bricks, ensured high quality and produced dimensionally accurate products, she added.

The Commissioner said the use of block-making machines in construction had been increasing over the years and the concrete blocks offered multiple advantages, in terms of cost, build quality and versatility.

She said keeping in view the citizens’ convenience, a system had been put in place for the transportation of construction and demolition waste from their doorstep. Each MC vehicle would lift 250 cubic foot of C&D waste for its scientific disposal (including loading and unloading) at Rs 800 per trip up to 5 km from the C&D waste plant situated at Industrial Area, Phase I, and Rs 100 extra per kilometre beyond 5 km. People might also transport their C&D waste to the 23 designated C&D waste collection centres located across the city.

Any type of concrete blocks can be produced on the automatic machine, which has been designed to deliver unparalleled performance and cost-effective products.

The Commissioner said various concrete products, including big and small kerb blocks, channels, paver blocks of the size 60mm and 80mm, were also being produced at the plant.

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