Residents urge State to drop proposed waste-to-energy plant at Vellalore dump in Coimbatore
Residents and environmental groups in Coimbatore are protesting a proposed 1,200-TPD waste-to-energy plant at the Vellalore landfill. They argue the project violates environmental norms and advocate for a decentralized zero-waste model instead.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the tension between large-scale industrial waste management solutions and community-led environmental sustainability efforts.
Residents, environmental organisations and civil society groups have urged the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the proposed 1,200-tonnes-per-day (TPD) waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at the Vellalore landfill, contending that it is inconsistent with the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directions on biomining and ecological restoration of the site.
In a representation submitted to the State government, the signatories called for a decentralised Zero Waste model based on segregation, composting, biomethanation and recycling instead of large-scale waste incineration.
They opposed the proposal to process waste from both the Coimbatore and Tiruppur municipal corporations at Vellalore, saying it would increase the environmental burden on residents living around the landfill.
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