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Residents Accuse Jindal of Misleading Approval for Waste-to-Energy Plant
19 Oct
Summary
- Residents claim Jindal Group obtained environmental clearance through false information
- Proposed plant violates pollution control guidelines on buffer zones
- Residents allege public hearing process was flawed and ignored their concerns
According to the article, residents of Sanoth village in northwest Delhi's Bawana have filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), alleging that the Jindal Group's 30 MW waste-to-energy plant was approved based on "false and misleading information".
The Jindal Urban Waste Management (Bawana) Ltd plant is a public-private partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and is set to process 3,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. However, the residents claim that agents of the company "deliberately concealed information and provided misleading information" during the approval process.
The petition further alleges that residents of the nearby JJ Colony were misled into signing letters that were presented as public consent, without being informed about the potential health and environmental impacts of the plant. Additionally, the site is located within 500 meters of dense human habitation, violating pollution control guidelines.
The residents have been protesting against the project since last year, and they claim the public hearing process was flawed, with their requests to postpone the hearing being ignored. They allege the presentation was inaudible, their opportunities to object were "severely curtailed", and many were unable to submit written representations.
The matter is now scheduled for a hearing at the NGT on November 19, 2025.
