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The committee will have the district collector, members of the Legal Service Authority and officials of the Pollution Control Board as members.
State Industries Minister P Rajeev on Friday said that the situation at the plant is such that fire may recur even after the flames are doused.
Murugan of Charuvuvila House at Venganoor got trapped in the waters while he was cleaning up the irrigation canal which was filled with garbage.
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The IAS officer took charge as the head of the district administration on Thursday even as the region has been facing a crisis caused by the fire outbreak at the waste management plant at Brahmapuram.
Among the major decisions taken at the meeting was to stop taking plastic waste to Brahmapuram. It was also decided to issue instructions to process waste at the source.
The district collector said no serious health issues due to the smoke have been reported yet. She advised those with lung diseases, children below 12 and pregnant women to be cautious.
Helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be used to spray water on the garbage dump which is still spewing smoke from the depths.
At least 146 firefighters, the Navy and the Air Force helped douse the fire at the waste dump yard. Per minute, 60,000 litres were pumped.
Firefighters are trying to douse the smoke billowing from beneath the heaps of the garbage that caught fire.