BENGALURU: Residents living around the upcoming 370MW LNG-based combined cycle power plant in Yelahanka, who have been opposing the facility, on Friday said the accident reiterated their fears that the project endangers their safety.
Arguing that the proximity of the plant to tens of residential units, which were allowed to be built by authorities, defies logic. There are multiple apartment complexes within 300 metres of the said plant. Residents are concerned about air quality and increasing temperatures, among other issues.
Simmi Kumar, who lives near the plant, said several apartments have joined hands with Yelahanka-Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust, which is fighting a legal battle, as they are concerned about the hazards such a plant will pose to human habitation and the surrounding ecosystem.
