ENA State 2019-04-22 11:22:36 <p><strong>New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN) </strong>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.</p> <p>On this matter, the ministry has sought an explanation, why its Environmental Clearance (EC) granted in 2007 should not be kept in abeyance.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" id="mgiframe" src="//mg.mgid.com/mghtml/framehtml/c/k/n/knnindia.co.in.338951.html" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p>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.</p> 22513 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/environment-min-issues-show-cause-notice-to-okhla-waste-to-energy-plant-for-violating-norms 2019-04-22 11:22:36 knnindia.co.in