Dispute over STP project at West Kochi reaches Kerala High Court
The Hindu
Area has witnessed large-scale protests against proposed sewage treatment plant, says petitioner
The dispute over the site of the proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) at West Kochi has resulted in litigation with a local resident moving the Kerala High Court against the project. The court has posted the case for Tuesday.
C.A. Faisal, a resident of West Kochi and the secretary of the managing committee of a mosque in the region, has approached the court against the decision of Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) to set up the plant for the Kochi Corporation at Pathayathodu in Kalvathy area.
The plant with an installed capacity of 6.5-million-litre-per-day has been proposed on a 45-cent holding near the Kalvathy canal. The ₹166-crore plant will cater to Divisions 1 to 5 of the Kochi Corporation. The authorities plan to complete the work in two years.
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