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Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
Manorama News aired the visuals of Kochi corporation lorries taking the solid waste to Brahmapuram plant.
Contract was awarded for Rs 54 cr; Rs 10.5 cr already paid to firm. Massive fire that broke out recently at waste facility could not be reined in for weeks
Congress has intensified protest against the Kochi Corporation for failing to handle the waste crisis in the city.
If the process of awarding the retender encounters a delay, the government department concerned will step in to undertake the task.
Waste treatment in Kochi has become a challenge for the Corporation and the state govt after a massive fire at the Brahmapuram plant exposed the ill-planned and shoddily implemented project.
LSGD Minister MB Rajesh said the state government aims to bring a 'visible change' to Kochi by World Environment Day on June 5.
A review meeting decided to stop local bodies, except Kochi Corporation, from taking bio-degradable waste to the Brahmapuram dump yard after April 30.
The court put the order on hold for eight weeks. However, it will continue to monitor the waste management issue plaguing Kochi.
The Corporation Secretary should scan all documents and the soft copies should be sent by Tuesday evening.
'It's high time the government and people come together and do something urgently to arrest the waste menace before things get out of hand.'
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