Residents of North Chennai, communities, and civil society organizations have filed complaints with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demanding the scrapping of the proposed incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur due to increased health...
The heat produced during the burning process converts water into steam, which turns the blades of the turbine generators to produce electricity. In Chennai, where segregation at source has not been successful, managing solid...
The proposed WTE incinerator will produce one of the costliest forms of electricity in the country with a capital expenditure of about Rs. 33 crore per MW and power production at about 7 rupees...
The waste-to-energy plant is facing intense opposition due to concern over its potential health and environmental risks Residents of north Chennai, along with civil society organisations, on Tuesday filed a formal complaint with the...
It emphasised that when the Air Quality Index (AQI) falls into the “poor” category, WTE operations under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) should be suspended. Civil Society Organisations have urged the Delhi government...
Civil Society Organisations have urged the Delhi government to reconsider its proposal to incinerate 100 per cent of the city’s waste, a statement said. According to the statement released on Friday, the CSO had...
It emphasised that when the Air Quality Index (AQI) falls into the “poor” category, WTE operations under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) should be suspended. In a letter, activists highlighted the need for...
Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP In view of rising pollution in the city, over a hundred civil society organisations, waste collectors, residents and individuals urged the government to...
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Delhi government to halt plans to incinerate all of the city’s waste, citing environmental and health concerns. They urge for waste management reforms and raised warnings...
Civil Society Organisations have urged the Delhi government to reconsider its proposal to incinerate 100 per cent of the city’s waste, a statement said. According to the statement released on Friday, the CSO had...
New Delhi: While outdoor burning of biomass is prohibited in the city when pollution hits a certain level, waste-to-energy plants carry on incinerating garbage even during this period. This is being seen as an...
Every day, Delhi burns about 7,250 tonnes of unsegregated municipal solid waste in the city’s four WTE incinerators. NEW DELHI: In view of rising pollution in the city, over a hundred civil society organisations,...
உலகம் முழுதும் குப்பைகளைக் கையாள்வது பெரும் பிரச்சினைய ாக உருவெடுத் து வருகிறது. குறிப்பாக , விரைவாக பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சியடையும் நகரங்கள் இந்த பிரச்சினையை அதிகம ாக எதிர்கொள்கின்றன. இந ்த வரிசையில் பொருளாதாரரீதியாக வளர்ந்து வரும் சென்னை ம ாநகரானது தனது குப்பைகளைக் கைய ாள்வதி...
A new study on global plastic pollution published by the University of Leeds in the NatureJournal is facing criticism for failing to account for the impacts of ‘waste colonialism’—the practice of high-income countries exporting...
The deteriorating air quality and its health hazards across the world has raised the concerns around people’s right to breathe clean air. Delhi-NCR, particularly in the winter months, has in fact emerged as a...
