Aafrin Kidwai
A little over three years after the previous attempt to expand operations at the Okhla waste-to-energy (WTE) plant failed due to opposition from locals, the Jindal group’s Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company has started the…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has announced it will soon ban plastic waste entering corporation limits from other states. Vehicles carrying such waste will be stopped at toll booths. The DPCC plans to send…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued notices for closure to 1,278 recyclers operating without valid registration under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. Similar notices have been sent to 551 plastic manufacturing units as well. The…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has filed its Action Taken Report (ATR) in compliance with a National Green Tribunal order dated May 20, 2020. The matter relates to the management of construction and demolition (C&D)…
Editor
The WtE plant in Okhla seems to comply with all governmental and environmental standards, according to local state officials. A joint inspection was conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution…
