After initially rejecting the proposed expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant from a capacity of 23MW to 40MW, the expert appraisal committee under the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has changed its stance, recommending that the plant be given environmental clearance for its augmentation, minutes of its latest meeting show. The Okhla WtE has been facing the …
The only waste-to-energy plant at the Ghazipur landfill site has been shut for more than seven months, said a panel put together by the National Green Tribunal, ordering an enquiry against the concessionaire of the facility and asking civic bodies to consider temporarily diverting garbage from east Delhi and dumping it in the Okhla landfill. Ghazipur landfill The committee has …