Gurugram, Oct. 27 -- Residents of Bhankri village and Sainik Colony met Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul Goel on Monday, seeking relocation of a proposed waste processing plant near the Aravallis, where a temporary dumping site is currently operational. Goel said chief minister Nayab Singh Saini had approved the proposal on October 24 to establish a 600-tonne-per-day waste pre-processing plant on Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) land along Gurugram-Faridabad Road. The Rs.17.12-crore facility will have three trommel machines, a shredder and a baling machine to segregate waste and prepare recyclable material. Residents expressed concern that the facility could damage the ecologically sensitive Aravallis, contaminate groundwater and affect nearby communities. Goel assured them that the plant would process waste rather than allow it to accumulate and said their concerns would be conveyed to the government. He added that bio-culture sprays and an effluent treatment plant would help control odour and treat wastewater. The meeting followed Sunday's protest march by more than 1,000 villagers and environmental activists against alleged dumping of mixed waste by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF). On Saturday, around 40 protesters were briefly detained. Protesters alleged that police removed their tents to facilitate garbage truck movement, while police accused demonstrators of stone-pelting and attacking personnel....