EC ಯ ರದ್ದುನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿ
🌍 What’s happening?
On 03 October 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E).
This draft proposes to exempt Landfills and Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerators from Environmental Clearance (EC) — the most important environmental safeguard we have.
If this draft becomes law, Landfills and WTEs can be approved without:
❌ No Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) will be conducted
❌ No public hearing will be held.
❌ Communities will have no warning that a landfill or incinerator is being planned near their homes.
❌ Carcinogenic Pollution will intensify in the our air and water
❌ Polluters will operate without accountability & public scrutiny
This means no one will know, no one can object, and no one can stop a toxic landfill or incinerator from being placed near their home, school, farm, forest, rivers, springs, streams or lakes
📢 What we want?
We demand that MoEFCC:
❗ Withdraw Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E)
❗Keep Environmental Clearance mandatory for all landfills & WTE incinerators
❗Protect public health, environmental safeguards & democratic participation
EC exists for a reason — to prevent harm before it happens.
🧠 Want to understand the full analysis?
Read our detailed evidence-based article:
(This article explains how the exemption works, why it is legally flawed, and what its consequences will be.)
📩 Write an Email to MoEFCC
Make your voice heard write to MoEFCC directly: diriapolicy-moefcc@gov.in
Email Sub: Withdraw Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E)
Email Body: I oppose Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E), which removes Environmental Clearance (EC) for landfills and waste-to-energy incinerators. These are highly polluting facilities that must undergo Environmental Impact Assessment and public hearings. Removing EC will increase toxic pollution, silence communities, and undermine environmental protection.
I request the Ministry to withdraw this draft notification and retain EC as a mandatory safeguard.
🔗Allied Campaigns
See allied campaign: Let India Breathe – WTE Is Not Blue
📮Send a Speed Post
Address (Speed Post):
Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan
Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj
New Delhi – 110003
India
Suggested letter format:
Subject: Withdraw Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E)
Respected Secretary,
I am writing to strongly oppose Draft Notification S.O. 4531(E), which seeks to exempt landfills and waste-to-energy incinerators from the Environmental Clearance (EC) process.
These facilities are highly polluting and must undergo Environmental Impact Assessment and public hearings. Removing EC will increase toxic and carcinogenic pollution, silence public participation, and harm vulnerable communities living near these projects.
I request the Ministry to withdraw this draft notification and retain EC as a mandatory precautionary safeguard.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Address]
[Phone / Email]
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