High Court judges visit Brahmapuram plant
The Hindu
Kerala High Court judges visit Kochi Corporation's waste treatment plant to review progress and fire prevention measures.
Justices Bechu Kurian and P. Gopinath of the Kerala High Court visited the solid waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation on March 7 (Thursday).
The High Court had taken suo motu case in connection with the fire outbreak at the plant that raged for almost a fortnight in March last year. A Division Bench of the High Court had recently considered the case. The visit of the judges was meant to take stock of the works being carried out in the plant, including measures taken to avert and fight fire outbreaks.
The judges arrived at the plant around 3.30 p.m. Initially, they took stock of the progress of segregation of waste for biomining. The progress of the proposed black soldier fly plants for treatment of biodegradable waste was also reviewed. They also interacted with operators of the plant.
The progress of the proposed compressed biogas (CBG) plant to be set up by BPCL Kochi Refinery on 10 acres handed over by the Kochi Corporation was also reviewed by the judges.
Local Self Government Special Secretary Muhammed Y. Safirulla, District Collector N.S.K. Umesh, and Deputy Collector (Disaster Management) P.V. Abbas were present.
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