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Residents meet mayor with alternative for waste to energy plant in Kodungaiyur

The residents said that since the contract period of the waste-to-energy plant is 25 years, it makes waste reduction and...

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Green Chennai Initiative (GCI)

A Path Towards India’s First People-Centric Zero-Waste City Green Chennai Initiative is a waste management goal and a ro...

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North Chennai residents pitch a plan to cut waste, scrap Kodungaiyur incinerator project

‘Green Chennai Initiative’ is an alternative to the proposed incinerator and it calls for strict source segregation, bi...

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Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in Kodungaiyur and...

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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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Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai welcomes the Suo Moto case initiated by the National Green Tribunal- Southern Zone based on the Fact-Finding report by CSOs on the illegal operation of the waste incinerator in Manali for 5 years.

Press release April 16, 2025 The NGT- Southern Zone, has initiated a Suo Moto case based on the joint fact-finding repor...

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Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?

A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Man...

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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...

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“பேரழிவு..” “மொத்த தலைநகரையும் விழுங்க போகும் புகை”… சென்னைக்கு அபாய எச்சரிக்கை

நரம்பு மண்டலத்தைத் தாக்கும் கொடிய நச்சான பாதரசம், புத்திக்கூர்மையை பாதித்து நடத்தைகளைப் பாதிக்கும் லெட் என்ற ஈயம், கண...

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Residents, activists urge GCC to bin Kodungaiyur incineration plant project

Residents, activists and NGOs, including Arappor Iyakkam and Poovulagin Nanbargal, petitioned Greater Chennai Corporatio...

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September 1, 2025

The New Indian Express

Residents meet mayor with alternative for waste to energy plant in Kodungaiyur

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. The dump yard at Kodungaiyur.(Photo | P Jawahar, EPS) CHENNAI: The federation of North Chennai residents’ welfare association, wh...

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August 30, 2025

CFA Admin

Green Chennai Initiative (GCI)

A Path Towards India’s First People-Centric Zero-Waste City Green Chennai Initiative is a waste management goal and a roadmap to achieve a “Zero waste city” status. This proposal is an alternative to Waste to Energy (WTE) Incineration project in Chennai and addresses the root cause of wa...

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August 12, 2025

The Hindu

North Chennai residents pitch a plan to cut waste, scrap Kodungaiyur incinerator project

‘Green Chennai Initiative’ is an alternative to the proposed incinerator and it calls for strict source segregation, bio-methanation, decentralised composting, and controlling use of single-use plastic Residents and experts feel a people-centric approach can be an alternative to the waste-to-ener...

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May 6, 2025

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran & Vishvaja S

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in Kodungaiyur and Tambaram with a capacity of 21MW and 15-18MW electricity generation from solid waste. The WTE at Kodungaiyur dump yard is to be set up at an estimated life-cycle cost of Rs 3,450c...

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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 ...

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April 17, 2025

Alliance For Incinerator Free Chennai

Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai welcomes the Suo Moto case initiated by the National Green Tribunal- Southern Zone based on the Fact-Finding report by CSOs on the illegal operation of the waste incinerator in Manali for 5 years.

Press release April 16, 2025 The NGT- Southern Zone, has initiated a Suo Moto case based on the joint fact-finding report which found that the 10-ton/day waste incinerator in Manali was operating illegally for more than 5 years and releasing alarming levels of hazardous heavy metals. The incinerator...

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April 1, 2025

CFA Admin

Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?

A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The “green” incinerator in Manali, Chennai installed by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) claims to burn ...

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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...

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December 20, 2024

Thanthi TV

“பேரழிவு..” “மொத்த தலைநகரையும் விழுங்க போகும் புகை”… சென்னைக்கு அபாய எச்சரிக்கை

நரம்பு மண்டலத்தைத் தாக்கும் கொடிய நச்சான பாதரசம், புத்திக்கூர்மையை பாதித்து நடத்தைகளைப் பாதிக்கும் லெட் என்ற ஈயம், கண், மூக்கு, தொண்டை பகுதிகளில் எரிச்சலை உருவாக்கி சுவாசக் கோளாறை உருவாக்கும் நைட்ரஜன் ஆக்சைடு உள்ளிட்டவை இந்த குப்பை எரி உலைகளில் இருந்து வெளிவரும் என எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளனர்…...

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December 20, 2024

Omjasvin M D

Residents, activists urge GCC to bin Kodungaiyur incineration plant project

Residents, activists and NGOs, including Arappor Iyakkam and Poovulagin Nanbargal, petitioned Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to shelve its proposed waste-to-energy incineration facility at Kodungaiyur, citing health and pollution risks. In their plea to GCC commissioner J Kumaragurubaran on Tuesd...

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Residents meet mayor with alternative for waste to energy plant in Kodungaiyur

Green Chennai Initiative (GCI)

North Chennai residents pitch a plan to cut waste, scrap Kodungaiyur incinerator project

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

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

Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai welcomes the Suo Moto case initiated by the National Green Tribunal- Southern Zone based on the Fact-Finding report by CSOs on the illegal operation of the waste incinerator in Manali for 5 years.

Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?

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

“பேரழிவு..” “மொத்த தலைநகரையும் விழுங்க போகும் புகை”… சென்னைக்கு அபாய எச்சரிக்கை

Residents, activists urge GCC to bin Kodungaiyur incineration plant project

Residents meet mayor with alternative for waste to energy plant in Kodungaiyur

Green Chennai Initiative (GCI)

North Chennai residents pitch a plan to cut waste, scrap Kodungaiyur incinerator project

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

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

Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai welcomes the Suo Moto case initiated by the National Green Tribunal- Southern Zone based on the Fact-Finding report by CSOs on the illegal operation of the waste incinerator in Manali for 5 years.

Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?

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

“பேரழிவு..” “மொத்த தலைநகரையும் விழுங்க போகும் புகை”… சென்னைக்கு அபாய எச்சரிக்கை

Residents, activists urge GCC to bin Kodungaiyur incineration plant project