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Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Amid objections, Standing Committee sends back Bawana waste-to-energy plant proposal for amendments
Even as the Union Environment Ministry gave an environmental clearance (EC) to a proposed Waste-to-Energy Plant (WTE) in Bawana last month, the proposal to set up the plant in Narela has been sent back to the Department of Environment Management Services (DEMS) of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday for a revisit. The decision was taken at the Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday amid staunch opposition against the project from the local residents. Following the decision by the Standing Committee at its second meeting since it was recently constituted, the item will be listed again for reconsideration after the DEMS makes amendments to the proposal, said officials. An official of the Delhi Environment department said, 'The MCD is authorised to take such an action. The role of our department is to grant NOCs.' The Centre's clearance to the project came on June 20 and was made public by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee earlier this month. The EC was granted based on standard and specific conditions applicable to thermal power projects, including compliance with the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006. The 15-acre plot where the proposed plant is to be developed was allotted by the civic body in February under a concession agreement, the Environment Clearance report stated. The 30-megawatt plant is to be developed under a public-private partnership with Jindal Urban Waste Management (Bawana) Limited in Sector 5 of the Bawana Industrial Area. However, residents have been protesting against the waste-to-energy plant facility to be set up at a cost of Rs 660 crore. They have expressed concerns over worsening of air quality, health risks, and handling of waste. But in the EC report in response to the concerns raised, the firm stated that an 'Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System will be installed in the plant to track pollution levels and ensure compliance with environmental regulations…' This is the fifth plant that is set to come up in the city. There are four other WTE plants in the city — Okhla, Ghazipur, Tehkhand and Narela. Meanwhile, the Standing Committee also passed a proposal for the collection and transportation of municipal solid waste under the Central Zone at the meeting. According to the proposal, the civic body has decided to prepare a fresh tender document for a short period of six months, till the main tender is finalised. The Committee has also cleared a proposal to set up a dung processing plant at the Ghazipur slaughterhouse. Chairperson Satya Sharma passed the proposal 'One Road – One Day.' 'Under the plan, one major road in each zone of the MCD will undergo a complete makeover every day. This will include road repair, cleaning and improvement of footpaths, repair of signage, restoration of streetlights, removal of illegal encroachments, pruning of trees, and beautification efforts,' Sharma said. An automated multilevel puzzle parking facility will be constructed at Bharat Darshan Park (Punjabi Bagh). Sharma also said that no meat shops will be operated within a 100-meter radius of schools and religious places. Shops running illegally or without valid licences will be sealed with immediate effect, he said. The members raised issues of waterlogging in the Capital, as well as cases of rising dog bites.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Villagers oppose proposed cement plant in Mansa village
Bathinda: Hundreds of residents of Talwandi Aklia and Karamgarh Autanwali in district Mansa opposed the setting up of a cement plant during a public hearing by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday. Members of the pro-environment organisation Public Action Committee (PAC) mobilised people to participate in the public hearing and oppose the setting up of the cement plant, terming it a red category industry. The villagers raised objections and said if the industrial unit from the red category was allowed to be set up, they might have to face environmental hazards. The representatives of the PPCB, Mansa district administration, and the JSW also participated in the public hearing and apprised villagers about the proposed plant. As per the notification, JSW Cement Limited proposes to set up a 6 million tonne per annum (MTPA) plant with two units of 3 MTPA each, and a standalone grinding unit in 19.02 hectares (48 acres) of land at Karmgarh and Talwandi Aklia villages in Mansa. As per the Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006, the project proponent needs to obtain environmental clearance from the Union ministry of environment, forest, and climate change. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dukung Orang Terkasih Menghadapi Limfoma: Mulai Di Sini Limfoma Klik Di Sini Undo For this, the industry has approached the PPCB. "Talwandi Morcha was formed to mobilise people against the proposed project, and a seminar was held at Talwandi Aklia village on July 11 to sensitise people about the environmental impact in the area and on the lives of the people with the setting up of a red category industry," said PAC members and Talwandi Aklia residents Karnail Singh and Harjinder Singh. Earlier, the PAC formed Chamkaur Sahib Morcha against the proposed paper mill at Chamkaur Sahib, and due to its efforts, hundreds of residents of nearby villages, while participating in a public hearing by the PPCB on April 30, opposed the setting up of the industry. MSID:: 122438714 413 |
Indian Express
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Plea in Uttarakhand HC challenges 2025 amendment to Doon Valley Notification: ‘Destroys very essence'
A petition in the Uttarakhand High Court challenges the 2025 amendment to the Doon Valley Notification, 1989. According to the petition, the amendment undermines its objective and ignores the ecological sensitivity of the valley by allowing industries in the red category to operate. A Division Bench of Chief Justice G Narender and Justice Alok Mahra Friday sought the government counsel to secure instructions on the same. The petition, amended to incorporate a prayer to quash the gazette notification, filed by Congress leader Abhinav Thapar, claimed that the new amendment to the Doon Valley notification, 1989, which was notified on May 13, fails the original motive of the notification. The 1989 Doon Valley Notification, a significant instrument which classified industries based on pollution levels under green, red, and orange categories, and prohibited mining, change in land use, and grazing without the MoEF&CC nod in Doon valley. The May amendment has given the state government the authority to approve tourism plan, grazing plan, master plan of development, land use plan, and any other plan, including zonal master plans. It also makes the orange category industries not covered under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, to be considered by the Uttarakhand State Pollution Control Board. The amendment also makes orange category industries, which are now in the red category, continue, and expansion of such orange category industries falling in the schedule of the EIA notification to be allowed under conditions. According to the petition, the amendment does not take into account the ecological sensitivity of the Doon Valley. 'It allows all the industries to work in the area whether it was originally there in the notification of 1989 or not, destroying the very essence of the notification…by this notification, all the industries which now fall under red category are allowed to operate, which fails the original motive of the notification of 1989,' it says.
