The work of Biomining started on 15th January, 2022 is within the stipulated time as per the technical plan submitted by the entrusted agency.
The work of Biomining started on 15th January, 2022 is within the stipulated time as per the technical plan submitted by the entrusted agency.
According to the local self-government department, about 28% of the biomining of about 5.5 lakh cubic meters of heritage (old) waste has been completed at the Kochi Corporation dump site at Brahmapuram.
The work of Biomining started on 15th January, 2022 is within the stipulated time as per the technical plan submitted by the entrusted agency. It is expected to end in 18 months.
According to the drone survey conducted by the National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode, the total amount of total estimated waste was around 5,59,103 cubic metres. Old garbage dumps spread over 40.25 acres. The heritage waste is divided into seven zones and the volume analysis is done separately in each zone.
The old garbage spread in sectors 4, 5, 6 and 7 has been cleared. According to an updated status report on solid waste management in Brahmapuram submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self-Government before the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal, about 10 acres have been recovered after the biomining work. The court had earlier also pulled up the government on several occasions for inordinate delay in enforcing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
A technical committee appointed by the government had earlier approved the implementation plan for biomining. About Rs 54 crore is estimated to be spent on this work. The authorities had released a mobilization advance of ₹7.15 crore to the firm on February 5, 2022. The report said the firm has submitted an application for consent to work before the state pollution control board.
The government had accepted solid waste management at the site from the Kochi Corporation, after accepting that the major issue in Brahmapuram is the heritage waste dumpsite. The leachate from it resulted in the pollution of nearby Kadambarayar, one of the critically polluted river stretches identified by the Central Pollution Control Board.
As per the scope of services of the executing agency, it shall reclaim the municipal solid waste dump site through processing of untreated municipal solid waste by excavating the non-biodegradable waste using suitable mechanical sieve machine or any other suitable equipment. It will segregate, sort, retrieve recoverable materials in addition to storage, sale, divert for recycling and dumpsite land reclamation (including cutting and leveling land).