The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Residents urge State to drop proposed waste-to-energy plant at Vellalore dump in Coimbatore
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The Hindu Bureau
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Residents and environmental groups in Coimbatore are protesting a proposed 1,200-TPD waste-to-energy plant at the Vellalore landfill. They argue the project violates environmental norms and advocate for a decentralized zero-waste model instead.
Residents, environmental organisations and civil society groups have urged the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the proposed 1,200-tonnes-per-day (TPD) waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at the Vellalore landfill, contending that it is inconsistent with the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directions on biomining and ecological restoration of the site.
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