# Siddapur village rises in protest against GHMC waste plant 2026-08-14T07:45:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Villagers in Siddapur, Ranga Reddy district, staged a sit-in at the Tehsildar’s office on August 11, escalating their opposition to the solid waste processing facility approved on 86 acres of their land. The Hindu reports the ‘Eco Town’ project, a waste-to-energy plant, will treat all garbage from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Land was acquired in 2021 from 248 acres for an industrial park, but villagers now fear the entire plot will go to waste treatment. No public hearing was held because the plant falls under ‘Blue Category’, essential environmental services. Citing severe pollution from the existing Jawahar Nagar dump, residents say 22 villages lie within 5 km of the site and the Himayat Sagar reservoir is 25 km away. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: GHMC waste, land acquisition, pollution, protests, Siddapur, waste to energy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/siddapur-village-rises-in-protest-against-ghmc-waste-plant/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/siddapur-village-rises-in-protest-against-ghmc-waste-plant/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.