[Urbanstudy] Waste to energised death

[Kabir Khan]

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Toxic ash engulfs south Delhi's Okhla neighbourhood
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December 27, 2012 20:43 IST
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Residents of south Delhi's [
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Okhla area were delighted to see what they thought was the season's first
snowfall. But they were enraged after realising that it was toxic ash from
a large waste-to-energy plant operated by Jindal Ecopolis in the
neighbourhood.

A group of residents drove up to the plant and demanded immediate stoppage
of work. The plant has been functioning from March without proper
clearances from the Central Pollution Control Board, according to the
Toxics Watch Alliance.

Representatives of the plant visited the residential area and took away
samples of the thick grey-brown ash for analysis. They assured the
residents that steps would be taken to reduce the ash.

The plant is surrounded by a number of other industries.

A 31-page report of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry said that
the waste-to-energy plant has violated every rule in the book including
environmental clearance conditions.

On July 19, 2011, the Delhi high court asked the Central Pollution Control
Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to conduct a joint inquiry
into the plant and file a report on the allegations that it posed health
risks to citizens. However, this has not been done so far.

There have been incessant demonstrations and protest rallies against this
project.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi government and central
government have shown unpardonable callousness towards hazardous emissions
from municipal incinerators that cause serious environmental and health
problems both to people living near them and thousands of kilometres from
the source, said the Toxics Watch Alliance in a statement.
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