The바카라 웹사이트Kerala High Court earlier바카라 웹사이트took serious note of the administration's failure at controlling the fire and바카라 웹사이트formed a high-level committee that has been바카라 웹사이트asked to audit the environmental/ infrastructure facilities provided by the Cochin Municipal Corporation at the Brahmpauram site
The National Green Tribunal on Saturday slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the fire that has been raging at바카라 웹사이트Brahmapuram waste treatment plant. The corporation has now바카라 웹사이트said that it will move the court against this move.
The bench of the National Green Tribunal said that authorities in Kerala had rampantly violated the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and directions of the Supreme Court in this regard, according to바카라 웹사이트Live Law.
The바카라 웹사이트Kerala High Court had earlier taken serious note of the administration's failure at controlling the fire and바카라 웹사이트formed a high-level committee that was바카라 웹사이트asked to audit the environmental/ infrastructure facilities provided by the Kochi바카라 웹사이트Municipal Corporation at the Brahmpauram site.
According to a report by LiveLaw,바카라 웹사이트the bench noted that the바카라 웹사이트Brahmapuram issue had been engaging the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which had imposed a heavy fine on the Kochi corporation for its lapses in 2018. In November 2018, the High Court had stayed the NGT's order.
"Between the date of passing of the order(stay order), till date, it cannot be stated with confidence that any of the measures expected from the Kochi Municipal Corporation by the National Green Tribunal have been carried out," the court commented.바카라 웹사이트
On March 15,바카라 웹사이트the panel formed by the court found that the facilities for waste management were inadequate. According to a report by the Hindustan Times,바카라 웹사이트Kochi Mayor M Anil Kumar, on Saturday said that they will file an appeal in the court and바카라 웹사이트also claimed that the civic body was only heard after imposing such a heavy penalty.바카라 웹사이트
“This order will put big financial implications for the corporation. The NGT imposed its decision without hearing us or considering its implications. We will file an appeal after consulting legal experts,” he said adding it was a two-decade-long “systemic failure” and legacy waste was not a recent phenomenon, according to the Hindustan Times report.바카라 웹사이트
Meanwhile,바카라 웹사이트the Kerala government also바카라 웹사이트decided to conduct a health survey in the areas around Brahmapuram to assess the health-related problems caused by the smoke pollution emanating from the smouldering waste plant there.바카라 웹사이트
Health Minister Veena George said the survey will include people who are immediately affected and also those who live in the surrounding areas.바카라 웹사이트"We have taken this decision in a high-level meeting today. Our community medicine experts will prepare a questionnaire. The district team will prioritise the places and our field staff will be trained to do the house-to-house survey, in order to analyse what is the real situation on the ground," George told reporters.
(With inputs from PTI)