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Brahmapuram trial run on May 16

KOCHI: The full-scale trial run of the solid waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram will be held on Friday at 9 a.m.

However, the date of the formal inauguration of the plant has not been fixed, Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams told media persons on Wednesday.

The Brahmapuram plant is expected to permanently solve the garbage crisis that city has been facing for quite some time. It will also introduce a scientific way of managing the waste in place of the present crude system of dumping the waste, hoped civic authorities.

The completion of the plant will also mark the completion of the first project under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission in Kerala, said Ms. Williams.

The Corporation has acquired 63.32 acre for the plant and the value of the land is estimated to be around Rs. 63 crore, she said.

The Andhra Pradesh Technology Development Corporation (APTDC) was the implementing agency and the FACT Engineering and Design Organisation the consultant of the Corporation for the project.

It will take around 40 days to process the waste that would be taken to the plant. The Corporation has made provisions for the separate collection and transport of storm water and leachet from the plant. The system has been made foolproof under the direct supervision of the officials of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, she said.

Two review meetings were held with the officials of the Board and the other officials concerned to make the plant fully safe for the environment and to check any possible flaws that may creep into the system. Steps have also been taken to fill up the plot adjacent to the plant thus ensuring the safety of the structures of the plant, she said.

The construction of the compound wall, separate road to the site and setting up the green belt around the plant site are also progressing. The infrastructure for the segregated collection and transport of the waste are also in place, the Mayor said.

Corporation secretary Mini Antony made a presentation on the features of the plant and the process involved in the treatment of the municipal waste at the plant.

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