Members of the Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Affiliation submitted the sphere examine report back to GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran on Thursday.
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Over 79.8% of the surveyed residents residing close to the incinerator plant of the waste-to-energy (WtE) challenge on the Kodungaiyur dump yard reported hostile well being signs, in accordance with a neighborhood well being survey carried out on February 16 and 17, say residents’ associations.
The Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Associations and the Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai submitted a petition to Larger Chennai Company (GCC) Commissioner G.S. Sameeran on Thursday, demanding the everlasting closure of the incinerator plant.
The survey, which was carried out in 415 households throughout eight neighbourhoods inside a two-kilometre radius of the 50 Metric Tonnes Per Day (MTPD) facility, documented extreme socio-economic disruptions.
A complete of 93.4% of the respondents attributed their sicknesses to the ability’s smoke. Whereas all of them noticed smoke from the plant, 91.6% reported that their groundwater was visibly degraded or undrinkable.
The survey additionally revealed that 53% of the households confronted disruptions to youngsters’s schooling, and 45.5% reported frequent work absences. Greater than half of all of the surveyed households reported well being, instructional, and financial burdens.
The associations reiterated their calls for for the cancellation of the opposite proposed incinerator initiatives — together with a 2,100 TPD facility in Kodungaiyur, a 1,500 TPD plant in Tambaram, and a proposed facility in Coimbatore.
The federation requested the civic physique to implement their ‘Inexperienced Chennai Initiative’ proposal for strong waste administration. It additionally demanded complete affect assessments and medical treatments for the affected communities.
Printed – June 12, 2026 12:56 am IST
