Last week, the BMC conducted an online public hearing regarding a proposed Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility in Deonar’s dumping ground. Activists working in the area have demanded that the hearing be deemed null and void, claiming that the civic body failed to consult communities who stand to be affected and other stakeholders. They are also panning the project for not being eco-friendly.

This is the second such plant the BMC wants to set up there, even though the first one isn’t operational yet. Civil society members and environmental activists have asked for another hearing after 30 to 60 days.