Nidharshana Raju, Author at Centre for Financial Accountability

Nidharshana Raju

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NGT takes suo-motu action against Manali waste incinerator, slams TNPCB, GCC

The 10-tonne waste incinerator in Manali, Chennai, has been operating since 2019 without permission from the TNPCB and h...

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Chennai will soon burn 2100 tonnes of garbage everyday: How will this affect us?

TNM hit the ground in Chennai and found the existing small-capacity waste incinerators in the city to be damaging the e...

Coverage WTE(Waste to Energy)

April 17, 2025

Nidharshana Raju

NGT takes suo-motu action against Manali waste incinerator, slams TNPCB, GCC

The 10-tonne waste incinerator in Manali, Chennai, has been operating since 2019 without permission from the TNPCB and has also been dumping ash containing harmful heavy metals. The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo-motu cognisance after a fact-finding group—consisting of ...

Coverage Energy WTE(Waste to Energy)

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March 9, 2025

Nidharshana Raju

Chennai will soon burn 2100 tonnes of garbage everyday: How will this affect us?

TNM hit the ground in Chennai and found the existing small-capacity waste incinerators in the city to be damaging the environment, raising concerns over public health. Image: The News Minute The Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) proposal for a Rs 1,026-crore Waste-To-Energy (WTE) plant, which...

Coverage WTE(Waste to Energy)

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