RMC plants to be banned in residential areas of Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD
: The
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
(AMC) is set to ban
ready-mix concrete
(RMC) plants from residential areas within two months to combat air pollution, standing committee chairman Devang Dani said on Thursday.
"
RMC plants
in residential areas are contributing to air pollution. We are formulating a new policy, and orders for their relocation will be issued in the next two months," Dani said during the standing committee meeting on Thursday.
This development follows Auda's first standard operating procedure (SOP) for RMC plants, announced on April 9. The new regulations establish clear guidelines for both on-site and off-site plants, which includes a minimum plot area of 3,500 sq m, licence fee of Rs 50,000, security deposit of Rs 5 lakh, a mandatory no-objection certificate from GPCB and annual licence renewal.
Plants will only be permitted in industrial, general agriculture, prime agriculture and logistics zones. For project sites, approval will be limited to the construction duration.
RMC plants without licences will be sealed and attract a penalty of Rs 75,000. The upcoming AMC policy will determine the fate of RMC plants on project sites within residential areas.
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