Several locals who live close to the trash plant have already fled their houses, and the city and nearby areas are choked with people. A 50-100 sq km area has seen several offices and the majority of its schools closed. The waste treatment plant has turned into a significant health risk due to the odour and fumes that are released when plastic and other materials are burned, as well as the chemical reactions that occur when garbage is processed. Several people have requested medical care and assistance.
Source: The Indian Express The catastrophe’s causes are well known. The business that was given the contract for waste treatment, including bio-mining, did not do a good job. There are claims that the company lacked the necessary training and experience for the job. Because both of them controlled the Kochi corporation for the last 15 years, during which time the treatment facility was built and put into service, the state’s ruling coalition and the opposition have laid blame for the predicament on the other.Contracts have been awarded to Brahmapuram in the past, but they have also been cancelled, there have been finance issues, the National Green Tribunal and the Pollution Control Board have intervened, and the corporation has been fined. The Kerala High Court has suo moto taken up the case, called the administrators, and requested guidance.
The district collector, who failed to appear before the court in response to the summons, was transferred after the corporation informed the court that such fires were happening all over the world.Although it is obvious that the issue is too complex and difficult to be remedied by a judicial order, the court ruled that waste management and handling standards should be strictly applied before the World Environment Day on June 5.
Source: NDTVBecause certain basic norms and rules were broken, it is complicated and challenging. Residents’ home-segregated dry and moist waste ends up combined when it gets to the treatment facility. The procedures and systems for garbage collection, disposal, and treatment are all flawed, characterised by a lack of supervision and monitoring, as well as by corruption and poor management. With the exception of a few, like Indore or Pune, this is true in the majority of the other cities in the nation.
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