KOCHI: The Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant issue will dominate the Kochi corporation council meeting scheduled for Monday. The Congress-led UDF had raised the issue in the last council meeting and its members staged a dharna before the Mayor’s chamber. The Opposition councillors had demanded a vigilance inquiry into the faulty construction and subsequent loss the civic body had sustained. “The Opposition will stick on to its demand for vigilance inquiry into the issues related to the Brahmapuram plant,” said A.B. Sabu, the UDF leader in the Corporation.
The councillors in the Opposition had been highlighting the defects in the construction of the plant for quite some time. However, the civic authorities refused to take note of it. The fire that recently broke out at the plant site is the latest incident related to the mismanagement and malfunctioning of the plant, he said. At the same time, some of the constituents of the ruling LDF have raised the demand for a through inquiry into the issues related to the plant at the recent LDF meeting. The representatives of a constituent party demanded that an inquiry should be held into the contractor-officials nexus which had the knowledge about the faulty construction of the plant and the resultant revenue loss the civic body may sustain.
The fire that recently broke out at the plant site demands a through inquiry as no one from outside would be able to enter the plant unnoticed and set the waste on fire. It must be the handiwork of some persons associated with the plant, said a ruling front leader. As the corporation has spent a considerable amount for setting up the plant, there should be proper follow-up and investigation regarding the loss the civic body has suffered. The plant site itself was in a bad shape and the machines have developed technical snags. One of the companies which came forward for taking over the operation of the plant suggested that the machinery should be replaced, he said. The plant should be registered under the Factories Act as it processes waste and produces organic manure. It should also be manned by the qualified officials, he said.
Source: The Hindu, Dated: 15.02.2010
The councillors in the Opposition had been highlighting the defects in the construction of the plant for quite some time. However, the civic authorities refused to take note of it. The fire that recently broke out at the plant site is the latest incident related to the mismanagement and malfunctioning of the plant, he said. At the same time, some of the constituents of the ruling LDF have raised the demand for a through inquiry into the issues related to the plant at the recent LDF meeting. The representatives of a constituent party demanded that an inquiry should be held into the contractor-officials nexus which had the knowledge about the faulty construction of the plant and the resultant revenue loss the civic body may sustain.
The fire that recently broke out at the plant site demands a through inquiry as no one from outside would be able to enter the plant unnoticed and set the waste on fire. It must be the handiwork of some persons associated with the plant, said a ruling front leader. As the corporation has spent a considerable amount for setting up the plant, there should be proper follow-up and investigation regarding the loss the civic body has suffered. The plant site itself was in a bad shape and the machines have developed technical snags. One of the companies which came forward for taking over the operation of the plant suggested that the machinery should be replaced, he said. The plant should be registered under the Factories Act as it processes waste and produces organic manure. It should also be manned by the qualified officials, he said.
Source: The Hindu, Dated: 15.02.2010
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