Environmental Regulations and the Indian Brick Industry

Brick kilns can be classified into three categories based on production capacity: small (<i million bricks/year), medium (1-2.5 million bricks/year) and large (>2-5 million bricks/year). Small kilns are known as clamp kilns and are located mainly in rural areas. Medium and large kilns are of Bull's trench kiln (BTK) type and are generally located near urban and more densely populated rural areas.