New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN) The Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has issued a show-cause notice to the firm operating the Okhla waste-to-energy plant in southeast Delhi for violation of environment clearance.

On this matter, the ministry has sought an explanation, “why its Environmental Clearance (EC) granted in 2007 should not be kept in abeyance”.

The ministry has asked M/s Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Pvt Ltd to respond to the notice within 15 days. An environmental clearance is mandatory for a WTE plant to operate.

The notice was served after several violations were observed by a team inspecting the Okhla plant on December 15, 2018. The team was constituted by the ministry last year.

Due to alleged emission rule violations and causing pollution in the area, the plant has been at the centre of protests by locals for long.