Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has stopped disposing of fresh municipal waste in the Okhla landfill ever since the Tehkhand Waste to Energy (WTE) plant began operations a couple of months ago. Each day, the…
Aafrin Kidwai
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an inquiry against concessionaire IEISL, which operates the Ghazipur Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant in Delhi. In an interim report to the tribunal, the panel ordered an investigation into…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will use drones to map the elevation of landfills and monitor their height reduction, among other things. A similar pilot exercise was conducted a few months ago and yielded positive results. The move comes approximately a fortnight after LG Vinai Kumar Saxena…
Aafrin Kidwai
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to curtail the size of its upcoming engineered landfill at Tehkhand near Okhla, to 24 acres, instead of the 27.34 acres planned earlier. An area of 7.34…
Aafrin Kidwai
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take remedial action against the three waste-to-energy plants in Ghazipur, Okhla and Narela-Bawana. The CPCB had…
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Delhi’s three landfills at Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur have collectively caused nearly Rs 450 crore in damage to the environment, as calculated by a committee comprising National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Central Pollution Control Board…
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As previously reported, the operator of the Okhla WtE facility was served a notice in April 2019 due to several violations of the Environmental Clearance. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will now carry out…
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The company operating the Okhla WtE plant has been served with a show-cause notice to explain “why its Environmental Clearance (EC) granted in 2007 should not be kept in abeyance”, The Hindustan Times reports. After…
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In order to address the twin problem of waste disposal and power generation, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will set up a WtE plant on 50 acres of land at the Tehkhand area in…
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Although the Okhla landfill had already exhausted its lifespan in 2010, 1,200 out of 3,500 tpd of waste collected in Delhi continued to go to the site, as now reported by the Hindustan Times. Now,…
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India’s National Green Tribunal has directed the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida authority) to build a WtE plant within the next 6 months, to be located in Sector 123 Okhla, New Delhi. As further…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has officially ordered the Pollution Control Board to collect air quality samples around the Okhla WtE plant in Delhi once in every four months from now on, NDTV reports. Furthermore,…
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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…
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According to The Times of India, New Delhi’s National Green Tribunal has formally overruled a residents’ plea for relocation of the Okhla WtE plant. A fine of around USD 2.5 million was imposed on M/S…
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India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held the final hearing in the lawsuit against the Okhla WtE facility. However, it has reserved a final verdict so far, according to The Hindu. Local residents have claimed…
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In terms of the construction of new WtE plants in the metropolitan area of Delhi, the North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations (NDMC and SDMC) have not yet reached a decision on all the locations.…
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After the Delhi Okhla WtE plant was found by India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) to operate within legal requirements, local residents have now challenged the facility’s planning permission. According to the Indian Express, plant opponents…
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India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled in favour of the Delhi Okhla WtE plant, allowing it to continue operations. The respective lawsuit was filed by local residents, who wanted the plant to stop operations…
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According to The Times of India, India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to rule on the issue whether the Okhla WTE facility operates within its legal requirements. The lawsuit was filed by local residents,…
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According to The Times of India, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has determined a deadline for the Okhla WtE plant to reduce its pollutants emissions. Specifically, the plant has to reach a particulate matter…
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As stated by a lawyer representing local residents, the operator of the Okhla WtE plant in New Delhi has allegedly made false claims about the existence of RDF and biogas units at its site, The…
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After the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government had originally agreed to shut down or relocate the Okhla WtE plant in New Delhi because it reportedly does not adhere to emission standards, the Delhi Pollution Control…
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has inaugurated five Fixed Compactor Transfer Stations (FCTS), which are supposed to supply its Okhla WtE plant. In the FCTS, segregated waste material undergoes compression and moisture extraction, preparing…
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The WtE plant in Okhla was subject to heavy public opposition in the past. Residents criticised that the plant had been emitting thick black smoke and had covered areas of the city in ash in…
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The residents welfare association (RWA) in Delhi has handed in written complaints at the city’s government and the operator of the Okhla WtE facility, criticising that the plant has been emitting thick black smoke and…
