- This article was originally written by Mr. Mohan Ramanathan, Founder Chairman of IDA.
IDA Demolition Association LLP was founded in mid 2019 by Mr. Mohan Ramanathan, a veteran in the Indian Construction and Demolition Industry. As the founder chairman of IDA,a committee of 8 persons was formed. The Committee members came from the demolition contractors fraternity from all regions of India
IDA is involved in several projects related to the demolition Industry to set and to promote code of standard on demolition techniques and encourage recycling of demolition debris and site remediation.
IDA, provides an opportunity to learn and share knowledge to the demolition industry and also an excellent platform for all stake holders like contractors, manufacturers, academecians and associates relating to the demolition industry.
IDA organized the first mega event in Nov 2019 called DEMTECH2019.It saw the launch of IDA and participation from over 25 countries. Due to COVID, this year event will be virtual event based on 6 selected themes. This is scheduled for 3 Dec’2020 between 3pm to 5 pm (IST). Registrations links are under preparation.
Status of Demolition Industry in India:
India is a developing country and there is much need of infrastructure development, for this we need to demolish the existing old structures and reconstruct the structures. Smart city concept is at peak in India and in smart city concept government is providing affordable housing and focusing on urban development. For all this, proper demolition of old structure is required. There are many old structures present in cities like MUMBAI, CHENNAI, NEW DELHI etc; which have lost their life span and situated in congested areas where proper implementation of demolition technique is required. So, need of demolition is very high in future.
The construction industry will be the largest employer in India and employ more than 75 million people. It is also estimated that by 2025 the investment level for construction projects in India will reach US $7.5 trillion.
Scope of Recycling in India:
India reports that estimated waste generation during construction/demolition is 5000 Tons per day from each major city. The highest contribution to waste generation is due to demolition of buildings.
With the global concern of conservation of energy and natural resources, there is urgent need of implementing C & D waste management strategies through technological and design solutions of adoptability, deconstruction, recycling and reusing and effective formation of legislative, administrative and monitoring framework for implementation of the same.
IDA has taken the lead and working on a guideline for “Recycling, use and management of the C&D waste”.
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