India, Feb. 6 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that 100% of the fly and bottom ash being generated at the Tehkhand Waste to Energy (WTE) plant is being recycled and used, however, at the Okhla WTE, utilisation is only between 20-40% and the remaining ash and inert material are being dumped at Tehkhand.

The MCD added it is imposing additional 'reject handling charges' for dumping fly ash at the landfill to create a deterrent in compliance with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee's directions. "The concessionaire also has to bear the cost of transportation and off-loading of the residual inert matter from the site to the landfill site," it added.

Fly ash and bottom ash are combus...