In its letter, the association urged the CM to halt the proposed WTE plant and instead recommended implementing the alternative Green Chennai initiative and forming an expert committee for the same.
Solid waste from all 15 zones of Chennai is transported to the Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumping yards, which spans 250 acres and 342.9 acres, respectively.
The residents said that since the contract period of the waste to energy plant is 25 years, it makes waste reduction and minimisation goals impossible during the period.
On May 27, the GCC’s solid waste management department had reportedly written to the association that the WTE project would proceed only after public consultation and environmental clearance.
