Green tribunal irked by delay in Bawana plant.

The National Green Tribunal recently pulled up the Delhi government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for the inordinate delay in operationalising Bawana waste-to-energy plant.

The green panel issued notice to the project proponent of Bawana plant while seeking its reply as to why it has not been made operational till date.

'Why are you (NDMC and project proponent) not commissioning the waste-to-energy plant? We have been passing directions since last one year. People are suffering, waste is lying here and there but you are doing nothing. You people are funny,' a Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. During the proceedings, the counsel for the project proponent of Bawana plant told the bench that it was ready to operationalise the plant but it has not got the no-objection certificate for water and authorisation letter from NDMC.

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