Activists and locals in Okhla have approached the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the Delhi LG, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and the Delhi chief secretary, seeking the Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) data to be made public for the Okhla Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant, where pitch-black smoke was seen emanating in the past 48 hours, purportedly due to a fire.
In a letter written on Tuesday, environmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari said the plant has already been fined multiple times in the past and continues to violate environmental norms, which is a health hazard for locals.
“Residents in the area have been suffering due to the lack of stringent action taken against the plant and its operators, despite numerous complaints and reports filed by concerned citizens.
