Haryana has ordered municipalities to strictly enforce Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) rules on construction and demolition (C&D) waste and dust control.Key takeaways:-Plots of 200 sq m or more needing demolition must declare estimated waste before approvalProjects of 500 sq m or more must register on a web portalWaste deposit receipts will be checked before completion or occupation certificates are issuedWho issued the order?The Directorate of Urban Local Bodies sent a memorandum on October 21 to commissioners of seven municipal corporations (Gurugram, Faridabad, Rohtak, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal and Manesar) and to district municipal commissioners in Faridabad, Gurugram, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonepat, Panipat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Palwal, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh, Jind and Karnal. It cites Commissioner of Air Quality Management directions of February 20 and the September 29 amendment to them.If you’re demolishing a building (200 sq m and above):-The approving authority must get a declaration of estimated demolition waste before sanctioning the building planThe project proponent must deposit the waste at a designated collection point or processing facility and get a receipt before construction beginsThe municipality must verify that receipt before issuing a Completion or Occupation CertificateIf your plot is 500 sq m or more:-Eligible projects in municipal and urban areas, controlled areas, development and industrial areas and highway corridor zones must be registered on the web portal for monitoring. Requirements include:Video fencingFortnightly self-audit and certificationLow-cost air quality sensors on siteWind barriers along the boundaryDust screens over areas under constructionRegular use of water sprinklers, mist and dust suppressantsCovered construction materials and debrisCovered vehicles for transporting materials and C&D wasteWhat officials have been told?Municipalities must instruct building plan sanctioning officials and those issuing completion and occupation certificates to enforce the rules at the relevant stage. The memo asks that the matter be given “due priority.”