Fire can break out if no action is taken to dispose of waste properly: Kerala HC
2 years ago

Fire can break out if no action is taken to dispose of waste properly: Kerala HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that incidents such as the recent fire at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kochi can happen anywhere in the State if proper action is not taken for disposal of waste properly. Justice Devan Ramachandran made the observation when a case relating to installation of illegal hoardings and banners in public places came up for hearing. The judge pointed out that issues of waste disposal were prevalent across the State and that in Thiruvananthapuram district, banners removed were being dumped in a waste yard, which in turn produces poisonous fumes when these get burnt as legacy waste. The court also asked “why aren’t we learning a lesson despite the Brahmapuram incident?” “The citizens take the burden, but the people who keep these boards say these are for the citizens.

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Fire at Brahmapuram plant in Kochi serves as a grim reminder of potential for similar mishaps
1 month ago

Fire at Brahmapuram plant in Kochi serves as a grim reminder of potential for similar mishaps

The Hindu  

The fire that broke out at the Kochi Corporation’s solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram on Friday, just two days before the second anniversary of the devastating fire on piled-up plastic waste that raged for almost a fortnight, leaving Kochiites breathless, has sent a warning bell about the potential for similar mishaps despite marked improvements in facilities at the plant. …

Minor fire at Brahmapuram waste dumping yard
1 month ago

Minor fire at Brahmapuram waste dumping yard

The Hindu  

A minor fire was reported late on Friday afternoon at the garbage dumping site at Brahmapuram, where biomining of legacy waste of the Kochi Corporation is under way. The fire must have taken place since drying as part of biomining is under way for the refuse-derived fuel plant, said Mayor M. Anilkumar. In the wake of the devastating fire in …

Amicus curiae flags Kochi Corporation’s waste management flaws
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amicus curiae flags Kochi Corporation’s waste management flaws

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Highlighting the poor waste management system of Kochi corporation, the report filed by the amicus curiae before the Kerala High Court stated that municipal solid waste is entering the drainage system in the city and public places in general. This indicates significant lapses - both systemic and in execution - in the solid waste management mechanism implemented by the …

Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: The Kerala government has completed the removal of the waste, originating from Kerala, which was illegally dumped in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, and transported it back to the state. While 18 trucks of waste were transported to Kerala on Sunday, another 12 trucks carried the waste on Monday. The waste, which included biomedical, plastic, food, and other types of …

Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district
3 months, 1 week ago

Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district

The Hindu  

A team of 25 members from Kerala arrived in Tirunelveli district to remove truckloads of hazardous waste dumped at various locations across the district, which had been transported from Kerala. The waste found in the places including Pazhavoor, Kodaganallur, Kallur and Kondanagaram comprised biomedical materials including syringes, blood samples and other hazardous waste mixed with solid wastes. The Bench comprising …

Kerala’s medical waste dumped in Nellai villages
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala’s medical waste dumped in Nellai villages

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: A huge volume of Kerala’s biomedical, food and plastic waste, particularly from Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre and Credence Private Hospital, has been dumped at multiple locations, including on patta lands and a waterbody in Kodaganallur and Palavoor villages. Recently, they have started dumping heaps of waste, particularly biomedical waste from the Kerala government’s Thiruvananthapuram RCC and a Kerala-based private …

Fire station puts up sign to remove waste from Dharmapuri locality in TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire station puts up sign to remove waste from Dharmapuri locality in TN

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: The officials of Dharmapuri Fire Station located at Treasury Colony in Elakkiampatti recently put up a banner asking people’s support to construct a waste disposal shed to keep the locality clean. Residents said the panchayat has a poor waste management system, and a massive pile of waste is seen piled up in front of the fire station which causes …

Mining at Brahmapuram
7 months ago

Mining at Brahmapuram

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: It was on March 2, 2023, that a major fire broke out at the Brahmapuram landfill, where the daily solid waste generated by the entire city was being dumped for around 15 years. The bio and non-biodegradable wastes began to pile up and turn into heaps, covering almost the entire 110 acres at Brahmapuram allocated for waste disposal since …

Brahmapuram Fire Case: Kerala High Court Suo Moto Impleads Southern Railways For Prevention Of Waste Dumping Around Railway Tracks
1 year ago

Brahmapuram Fire Case: Kerala High Court Suo Moto Impleads Southern Railways For Prevention Of Waste Dumping Around Railway Tracks

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has suo moto impleaded the Southern Railways authorities over the issue of prevention of waste dumping around railway tracks, in light of the Brahmapuram fire disaster. After the fire at the Brahmapuram dumping yard in Cochin city, the Kerala High Court instituted suo moto proceedings and constituted a special bench for considering matters relating to Solid …

Kochi: Is Cheranelloor turning a dumpyard?
1 year ago

Kochi: Is Cheranelloor turning a dumpyard?

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Cheranelloor, a suburb on the banks of the Periyar River, is slowly becoming an open-air dumpster. While it’s true that visitors contribute to the litter, a closer examination by TNIE revealed a broader issue of residents attempting to deflect responsibility. Harita Karma Sena, made up of Kudumbashree women, only charges Rs 50 monthly to collect, move, process, and recycle/dispose …

Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal
1 year, 2 months ago

Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal

The Hindu  

“Listen, there were many trees earlier, and only organic items were burnt on Bhogi. “Nobody asked us to refrain from burning waste or this would lead to any ‘global warming’, but the Greater Chennai Police instructed us to do it either after 7 p.m. or by 3 a.m. We ask people to stay indoors. Bulky items left around bins A …

Brahmapuram Fire: National Green Tribunal Directs Kerala’s Additional Chief Secretary To File Action Taken Report On Ash Removal From Dump Yard
1 year, 11 months ago

Brahmapuram Fire: National Green Tribunal Directs Kerala’s Additional Chief Secretary To File Action Taken Report On Ash Removal From Dump Yard

Live Law  

The Southern Zone of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Additional Chief Secretary of the Local Self Government Department, Kerala to file a detailed report about the actions taken in response to the orders passed by the Tribunal for the removal of burned waste from the Brahmapuram dump yard. The bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati …

Kochi Corporation's Cleanup Efforts Pay Off with Rs 54 Lakh in Littering Fines
1 year, 11 months ago

Kochi Corporation's Cleanup Efforts Pay Off with Rs 54 Lakh in Littering Fines

News 18  

In the past ten months, Kochi Corporation has fined violators of waste management rules a total of Rs 54 lakh. Sudheesh Kumar G, Health Officer in charge at Kochi Corporation, said, “Earlier there were two night squads, but from mid-March, we have increased it to four night squads. If waste is deposited in a water body, it will attract a …

Local bodies can dispose waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30
1 year, 11 months ago

Local bodies can dispose waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30

The Hindu  

A Kochi Corporation-level review meeting on waste disposal has decided that local self-government bodies in the district, other than the Corporation, will be allowed to dispose of biodegradable waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30. Local bodies other than the Corporation have been asked to evolve their own method of waste disposal keeping the deadline in view, said a communication …

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi
1 year, 11 months ago

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi

The Hindu  

Stricter enforcement and heavier fine seem to have done little to check the menace of dumping waste wrapped in plastic covers in public places in Kochi. In the short period since the fire outbreak at the Brahmapuram plant that disrupted waste collection and disposal in the city last month, the Kochi Corporation has issued notices for fine worth ₹54 lakh …

Cases registered for dumping waste along public places sees 10-fold rise in three-month period from January
1 year, 11 months ago

Cases registered for dumping waste along public places sees 10-fold rise in three-month period from January

The Hindu  

With the Kochi City police cracking the whip on those dumping waste along public places, the number of cases registered in this connection have seen more than a ten-fold increase in the three months since January. But now, we are taking strict action against those found dumping all kinds of solid waste along public places through inquiry in the neighbourhood …

Brahmapuram fire exposes gaps in waste management
2 years ago

Brahmapuram fire exposes gaps in waste management

The Hindu  

In a scathing order issued on January 21, 2021 warning about an impending danger at the dump site of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal led by its Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel wrote: “Long stories of all round failure of the administration are poor substitute for good governance required to enforce environmental rule …

Brahmapuram blaze: Kochi Corporation overlooked warnings from its officials
2 years ago

Brahmapuram blaze: Kochi Corporation overlooked warnings from its officials

The Hindu  

The Kochi Corporation had overlooked repeated warnings from its own officials about the potential threat of fire at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant in the run-up to the disastrous fire outbreak that lasted almost a fortnight since March 2. Another junior health inspector had also warned that mobile batteries, capacitors, and other inflammable objects were being increasingly spotted in …

Kochi’s Brahmapuram | A dump fire that raises a stink
2 years ago

Kochi’s Brahmapuram | A dump fire that raises a stink

The Hindu  

The March 2 fire at Brahmapuram was not the first at the waste processing plant — a euphemism for a sprawling 110-acre open dumping yard with a failed windrow composting facility and a yet-to-begin waste-to-energy plant. When it followed up on a major fire incident in 2019, the National Green Tribunal had found glaring lapses in solid waste handling at …

[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties
2 years ago

[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties

Live Law  

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively at the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard, which led to a major fire outbreak on March 2 with devastating consequences. In a scathing order placing sole responsibility of the fire outbreak and resultant damage on the government, …

Garbage Fire: NGT imposes Rs 100 cr fine on Kochi Corporation
2 years ago

Garbage Fire: NGT imposes Rs 100 cr fine on Kochi Corporation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has awarded Rs. 100 crores in environmental compensation against Kochi Municipal Corporation for alleged continuing neglect of its duties resulting in a fire at a waste dump site in Kochi. The Tribunal stated that, according to a media report, Kochi city was choked on account of a fire at the waste dump site on …

Special Committee with Scientific Experts to Probe Brahmapuram Fire Incident, Submit Report: Kerala CM
2 years ago

Special Committee with Scientific Experts to Probe Brahmapuram Fire Incident, Submit Report: Kerala CM

News 18  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday a special committee with scientific experts will be formed to look into the fire at the Brahmapuram waste plant, so as to figure out a way to prevent such an incident in future. Vijayan said a special investigation team will probe the crime case registered in the Brahmapuram fire incident, while a …

Brahmapuram fire | Pinarayi Vijayan announces Clean Kerala action plan
2 years ago

Brahmapuram fire | Pinarayi Vijayan announces Clean Kerala action plan

The Hindu  

Taking a leaf out of the Brahmapuram crisis, the government will roll out an action plan for evolving an effective waste management mechanism across the State on a war footing, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the State Assembly. The State will seek international expertise in solid waste management. The State can no longer afford protests against setting up of solid …

#GodsOwnTrash: Netizens voice their anger as Brahmapuram landfill in Kerala burns for 12 days
2 years ago

#GodsOwnTrash: Netizens voice their anger as Brahmapuram landfill in Kerala burns for 12 days

Op India  

The Kerala government has proclaimed victory over the large-scale fire, the cause of which is still unknown, and the poisonous vapours that many fear may have slowly poisoned the city of Kochi and its outskirts. Netizens slam Kerala government over the fire in Brahmapuram landfill Netizens on social media condemned the government over the incident and demanded the implementation of …

In View Of Brahmapuram Fire, Kerala High Court Vacates Stay On NGT Directions To Cochin Corporation
2 years ago

In View Of Brahmapuram Fire, Kerala High Court Vacates Stay On NGT Directions To Cochin Corporation

Live Law  

In view of the fire which erupted in the Brahmpauram waste dumping yard, the Kerala High Court on Monday vacated the stay it had granted in 2018 on the directions passed by the National Green Tribunal to the Cochin Corporation. 1 Crore on the Cochin Corporation for its delay in setting up a solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram in …

'Cochin City Highly Polluted' : Kerala High Court Seeks Details Of Payments To Brahmapuram Waste Plant Contractor
2 years ago

'Cochin City Highly Polluted' : Kerala High Court Seeks Details Of Payments To Brahmapuram Waste Plant Contractor

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Secretary of the Cochin Municipal Corporation to place before the Court the details regarding the passing over of the management of the Brahmapuram solid waste management plant facility to a third party. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji issued the said direction on being informed by the Secretary of the Cochin Municipal Corporation, …

Brahmapuram fire almost doused, says district administration
2 years ago

Brahmapuram fire almost doused, says district administration

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam district administration has claimed that 95% of the fire at the plastic waste heaps of Brahmapuram has been extinguished. Fire and Rescue Services workers and machines would be redeployed to the sectors where the fire was still raging, said District Collector N.S.K. The March 2 fire had raised serious health concerns as the winds that blew across the …

Kochi Corporation under fire for shipping plastic waste to Brahmapuram flouting assurances by CM, Ministers
2 years ago

Kochi Corporation under fire for shipping plastic waste to Brahmapuram flouting assurances by CM, Ministers

The Hindu  

In a flagrant violation of assurances, initially by the Chief Minister and then by two Ministers, that plastic waste would no longer be dumped at the Brahmapuram plant, the Kochi Corporation has been doing exactly that in the cover of night at least for the past two days much to the chagrin of the local population, it has emerged. Multiple …

Brahmapuram fire: Minister says all available resources in the country being mobilised
2 years ago

Brahmapuram fire: Minister says all available resources in the country being mobilised

The Hindu  

The State government has arranged all possible systems available in the country for fighting the fire and the resultant smoke at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant, Minister P. Rajeeve has said. But the current fire had prolonged, said the Minister after a high-level meeting at the District Collectorate. Mr. Rajeeve said nine medical camps had been organised to detect …

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum
2 years ago

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum

The Hindu  

The city’s garbage conundrum remains unresolved going by the repeated failures in waste management witnessed over the past two-and-a-half decades. Before the Kochi Corporation set up a solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram in 2008, two key attempts to manage the waste at landfill sites at Cheranalloor and Willingdon Island had failed miserably. The Kochi Corporation has been maintaining the …

Brahmapuram fire invites social, legal implications
2 years ago

Brahmapuram fire invites social, legal implications

The Hindu  

The massive fire at the solid waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram has set off legal and political implications besides the health hazards. Antony Dominic, chairperson of the Commission, asked the State Chief Secretary, Ernakulam District Collector, the Environmental Engineer of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, and the secretary of the Kochi Corporation to explain within …

Kochi fights toxic fumes as fire at Brahmapuram waste plant refuses to die down
2 years ago

Kochi fights toxic fumes as fire at Brahmapuram waste plant refuses to die down

Live Mint  

Kerala's coastal town Kochi is battling severe toxic fumes as the fire from the Brahmapuram waste plant refuses to die down. As many as 30 fire tenders, two Navy helicopters and over 120 fire force personnel are present at the spot trying to tackle the flames, as dense air replete with particulate matter covers Kochi. The Indian Navy helicopter, Seaking, …

Fire at Kochi’s Brahmapuram waste treatment plant has become an annual phenomenon
2 years ago

Fire at Kochi’s Brahmapuram waste treatment plant has become an annual phenomenon

The Hindu  

Plastic waste piled up at Kochi Corporation’s solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram has gone up in smoke without fail every year since 2019. In fact, at least one major fire and numerous fires of varying intensity have been reported from the plant in the last five years, taking firefighters from several hours to several days to douse the fire …

Major fire at Brahmapuram dumping yard
2 years, 1 month ago

Major fire at Brahmapuram dumping yard

The Hindu  

A major fire broke out at the dumping yard of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram on Thursday. Navas T.S., councillor representing the Brahmapuram ward of Vadavuocde-Puthencruz panchayat, said repeated incidents of fire at the yard remained a cause for concern for local residents. The dumping yard had witnessed two major fire incidents in January and March last year. Despite repeated …

Kochi: Waste collection to resume today
6 years, 1 month ago

Kochi: Waste collection to resume today

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Waste removal from city areas, stalled for nearly a week, will resume on Saturday when functioning of the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant restarts at full scale. This was decided in a meet presided over by district collector Muhammed Y. Safirulla and attended by mayor Soumini Jain and representatives of Vadavukode-Puthankurishu gramapanchayat where the solid waste treatment plant is located. …

Kochi: Fire forces battle hard to control infernos
6 years, 1 month ago

Kochi: Fire forces battle hard to control infernos

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: The Fire Force personnel had a tough time dousing the waste heap fire that engulfed parts of the waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram on Saturday morning. Over 15 fire tenders battling to douse the fire stopped the operation temporarily at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday due to low light. District collector Muhammad Y. Safirullah ordered an inquiry into the fire …

Kochi: Fire again at waste plant
6 years, 2 months ago

Kochi: Fire again at waste plant

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Even as the Kochi Corporation claims to have taken measures to improve functioning of the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant ahead of the National Green Tribunal team visit on January 23, a major fire broke out at the plant on Tuesday night. The huge heaps of plastic garbage caught fire and it took several hours for the Fire and Rescue …

Plastic waste removal in Kochi hit
8 years, 8 months ago

Plastic waste removal in Kochi hit

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Removal of non-biodegradable waste from the city areas has been partially hit with the city corporation asking health workers not to transport plastic garbage to the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. As the Brahmapuram yard has been filled with huge piles of plastic waste, the trucks can't enter the site, said V.K Minimol, health standing committee chairperson. "We've asked …

Kerala wants fireworks tragedy termed calamity
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala wants fireworks tragedy termed calamity

The Hindu  

Kerala will call upon the Centre to declare the > Puttingal fireworks accident a national calamity and provide substantial financial assistance to it for compensation, relief and rehabilitation, taking into account the huge loss of life and property and disabilities caused, official sources said here on Sunday. The State government will also request the Centre to consider the accident as …

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