PCB moots treating sewage from MCH at stadium facility
The Hindu
Temporary arrangement till hospital plant turns functional
The State Pollution Control Board has suggested utilising the sewage treatment plant at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor to treat the sewage generated at the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Ernakulam. The recommendation has been made as a temporary arrangement till the sewage treatment plant at the hospital turns functional. The hospital had come under the radar of the National Green Tribunal for not having a proper plant to treat the sewage. The board has asked the authorities to complete the augmentation work by August 31. Senior board officials pointed out that the Greater Cochin Development Authority had agreed to treat the sewage generated from the medical college at the plant installed in the stadium. It has a capacity to treat 750 kilo litres of sewage daily. The secretary of the authority told a recent meeting convened by the board that an agreement could be executed with the hospital authorities.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.