Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is …
More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily.…
The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste …
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe …
Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The …
The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by …
Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly …
Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy …
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
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The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily. Trucks also carry ash from the plant and dump it in the landfill, exposing people continuously to dust at all times of the day
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste plant at Okhla in January this year. But it continues to operate unhindered
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla landfill, Delhi
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe asthma. “It is very difficult to live here in the midst of all the dust and harmful gases. Trucks filled with waste from different parts of the city are dumped here, which emits bad stench. Th
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The colony has the waste to energy plant on one side, alongside a bio-medical waste incinerator and large municipal compost plant
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
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The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by leachate from the compost plant. People complain they are constantly afflicted with skin problems and respiratory ailments
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
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Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past 17 years with his family. He is suffering from tuberculosis. His wife, 60, has second stage cancer. “It is shameful that the government is more concerned about energy generation than health
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly exposed to harmful gases, dust and foul smell of the waste. It makes me giddy. The plant has aggravated my breathing problem and now on an average I spend Rs 3000 per month on my medicines,” says Kh
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
18 Photos
Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy and emits smoke clouds which enter the residential area. It is difficult to even go out of house for morning or evening walks. Most of the residents here complain of chest congestion and skin p
DVD NO. MDVDDP040