Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Jul 15, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Jul 15, 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
Industry & Economy
-
Environment EDL's waste disposal project makes greens see red Our Bureau
CHENNAI. July 14 ENVIRONMENT groups have opposed the pyrolysis gasification technology to be used by EDL India Ltd for the proposed 600 tonnes per day waste-to-energy project at Perungudi in Chennai, saying that it has not got the due-diligence approval from the Central Pollution Control Board. Speaking to presspersons, Mr Ravi Agarwal, Chief Coordinator of Shrishti, the Delhi-based organisation working on toxics issues, said that as per the Central Government rules on handling and disposing municipal solid wastes (MSW), any new technology needs to get the approval from CPCB. This has not happened with the pyrolysis gasification technology developed by the Australian company EDL, of which EDL India is a subsidiary. "We feel the technology is environmentally very suspect," Mr Agarwal said. "We should not jump into a project of this size without understanding the technology." He said the technology of gasification used is one kind of incineration. The company claims the technology will result in reduced emissions. "Reduced or no emissions should be accepted," he added. Mr Agarwal suggested that technologies like biomethanation and composting needs to be encouraged for handling and disposing MSW. "We are against any technology that does high heat thermal conversion of MSW," he said. "Our position is that the technology adopted should be in the context of our country's requirement." Mr Bharat Jairaj of Consumer Action Group (CAG) said that since the MoU was signed by the Chennai Corporation with EDL in February 2000, the urban body has not looked at any other technology options for dealing with MSW. A larger discussion is required before a technology option is settled for. Mr Rajesh Rangarajan of Toxics Link said that India does not have any dioxin testing facilities. There cannot be any permissible limits for dioxin emissions.
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
|
Stories in this Section |
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |
Copyright © 2002, The
Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu Business Line
|