Aafrin Kidwai
Waste collection has resumed in Kochi after a massive fire at the Brahmapuram waste management plant caused a halt in operations for almost ten days. However, many areas still have piles of garbage, causing health…
Aafrin Kidwai
In Kerala, a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided not to transport plastic to the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant and to treat organic waste at the source instead. The Kochi corporation will collect…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Secretary of the Kochi Municipal Corporation appeared before the Kerala High Court to inform the court that the fire at the Brahmapuram garbage dump and waste plant would be completely put out soon. The…
Aafrin Kidwai
Waste collected in Kochi has been temporarily suspended as city authorities focus on containing the impact of the fire at the Brahmapuram waste management plant late last week. Waste collection was suspended since under the…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Kochi Corporation has replaced the contractor, who has been operating the solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram on behalf of the local government for nearly a decade, with a new one. The corporation will…
Aafrin Kidwai
Following the directive of the district-level monitoring committee (DLMC), Kochi corporation is planning to install a global positioning system (GPS) in its waste transportation vehicles. DLMC, in its December 2020 meeting, had asked the corporation…
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According to media reports, the 8 MW Brahmapuram WtE project has still not taken of. The plant is developed by GJ Eco Power Pvt Ltd on behalf of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC). As said,…
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As was reported by The New Indian Express, state-owned oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) was said to have signed an agreement with the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) to provide a Viability Gap Fund…
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According to The New Indian Express, the Brahmapuram WtE project has now also been approved by the Kochi Municipal Corporation. Furthermore, public sector undertaking KITCO was said to conduct an additional feasibility study. In December…
