The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has recommended a ban on the deteriorating ecological condition at the site at the Brahmapuram yard to prevent dumping of waste generated at local bodies other than the Kochi Corporation.
Five municipalities and three panchayats have been transporting their biodegradable waste to Brahmapuram for a long time. They are Angamaly, Aluva, Kalamassery, Thrikakkara and Thripunitura municipalities and Vadavukode-Puthenkruz, Cheranallur and Kumbhalangi panchayats.
Despite several directives issued by the State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) at Solid Waste Management and the Board, the civic bodies had failed to develop their own mechanisms for processing the waste. The Board’s recommendation has been placed before the SLMC for follow up action. Waste collection from other local bodies can be prevented, as they are also obliged to manage the waste. According to the report, local bodies are in violation of the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000.
call for action
The board recommended that immediate action be taken to revive the solid waste management facility at Brahmapuram as it remains a long-pending issue. Leachate collection and treatment will be resumed immediately. With the onset of monsoon the problem of leachate will become serious. It said that fresh loads of biodegradable waste were dumped on the old garbage heap on a daily basis.
Joint journey
During the joint visit of SLMC-Board on March 3, the plastic waste was openly dumped in the southeast part. No facilities were available to process it, except for a shed that is not able to accommodate the entire plastic waste. Yard. The clipping machine installed was kept idle. A small portion of the waste is being transferred to some outside agencies for further processing, but quantity or agency details have not been obtained from the authorities.
On the recurring fire breakout, the board recalled the lack of action on behalf of the corporation to investigate them. A study by the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology after a major fire on February 23, 2019 found that dioxin levels in residual ash samples were analyzed after the incident, seen in various notorious waste sites in Vietnam Gaya was in range. Philippines, Cambodia, Netherlands, Greece and United States.
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