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| High powered committee constituted by Govt | | Waste to Energy plant conspiracy failed ? | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: The proposal of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to install an Incinerator based waste to energy plant at Achan landfill site in Srinagar has been stalled by the Government as a high powered committee headed by Commissioner Secretary Power will again go through this proposed project. Earlier a senior bureaucrat who was previously Commissioner Secretary Urban Development and SMC Commissioner had allegedly planned to give the contract to Delhi based Infrastructure group working in waste to energy sector .
As per reliable sources some top officials in Urban Development Department and Srinagar Municipal Corporation had a meeting with Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited (JUIL) in New Delhi some months back and a deal was fixed to install a Incinerator based technology at Achan. Sources say that all this was done to favour a particular company at the cost of state exchequer. Sources say that Jindal group has already installed a similar waste to energy plant in Delhi outskirts and the residents of that particular area (Okhla) are up in the arms against them for putting people to risk.
In past several rallies and protests were held in Delhi to protest against setting up of a waste-generating plant near a residential area, when the same is not allowed under environment protection laws.
According to New Delhi based environmental protection group Toxic Watch Alliance Incineration plants generate toxic gases. "It is the same chemical which was used by the US to bomb Vietnam which is why we can say that it is a war chemical. The pollution created by the toxic emissions is making the air unbreathable," said Gopal Krishna from Toxics Watch Alliance in an interview with a renowned newspaper few years back .
Environmental groups, Resident Welfare Associations and waste recycling workers have been opposing the burning of these Dioxins emitting hazardous waste in energy incinerators, set up in Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla. One more plant has been constructed in Narela-Bawana and Ghazipur areas of Delhi .
Pertinent to mention that Dioxins are a group of toxic chemicals known to increase the risk of cancer. According to a recent Singapore report, incineration of garbage generates large amounts of heavy metals and dioxins and furans, especially from ferrous metals, plastics, textiles, and paperboard, which contribute significantly to polluting the environment.
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant started its trial run on January 3, 2012 as it received partial approval from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee during late 2011. Waste is sourced from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas for treatment.
Experts point out that the Technical Experts Evaluation Committee set up by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), to study the impact of waste-to-energy incinerator plants clearly states that the department did not give full permission to build this plant in the middle of a residential area. Representatives of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi had underlined during a meeting few years back with the CPCB that there was a lack of transparency in terms of the environmental and health impact on residents.
In order to ensure transparency in allotment of work for waste to energy project , Chief Minister had directed for constitution of a committee to look into waste to energy project in Srinagar. The committee is headed by administrative secretary power. The Govt has issued an order in this regard vide Govt order No: 383-GAD of 2016 dated 1 .8 2016. Other members of the committee are Administrative Secretary Finance , Urban Development , Law & Justice. |
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