Amid resistance to the proposed waste-to-energy plant at Kodungaiyur, environmental groups have criticised the Union government for proposing to exempt all waste-to-energy (WTE) and municipal solid-waste management facilities from mandatory public hearings and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirements.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a draft notification on October 3 proposing that ‘Common Municipal Solid Waste Manag

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