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Before the agreement comes into effect, Zonta Infratech will have to pay a fine of Rs 38.85 lakh to the Corporation in connection with the Njeliyanparambu waste disposal contract.
Local self-governments have been instructed to take prompt action against those who neglect their responsibility.
While considering the suo motu case on the fire and smoke from the Brahmapuram waste yard, the court said plastic waste is increasing even in spots like Munnar.
Pinarayi Vijayan was on a tour of Europe recently as part of a state delegation.
The building owner should pay for and deliver the waste at collection centres if the debris is above 20 tonnes, besides remitting a fee for its treatment.
The incident of insult to the national flag, a punishable offence, was reported from Irumpanam in Kochi Tuesday morning.
Local Administration Minister M V Govindan said that the number of Haritha Karma Sena members would be increased to facilitate smooth waste collection in all local body wards.
People living near the Nattakom-Thiruvathukkal-Parechal bypass in Kottayam are reeling under a garbage crisis.
Efforts to promote agriculture, water conversation, garbage disposal, and manufacturing of alternative products have now fetched the local self-governing body, Perinad Panchayat, the second prize of the Chief Minister’s Haritha Kerala Award-2019, behind Padiyur Panchayat in Kannur district.
Environmental activists said garbage burning and waste dumping is a serious issue in the state.