Prosecution initiated against Kochi Corpn. for faulty waste management
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will test leachate samples collected from the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard as part of prosecution measures against the Kochi Corporation for unscientific handling of waste at the site.
The test results will reveal the extent of pollution caused to the ground/surface water and soil. It will also help in ascertaining the level of pollution owing to release of leachate into the nearby Kadambrayar, which is one of the polluted river stretches as per the Central Pollution Control Board rating.
The results will be submitted along with the petition to be filed by the board against the Kochi Corporation for violation of provisions under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Section 24 of the Water (Prevention and Control of) Pollution Act, 1974.
The legal measures have…