PCB warns Kochi Corpn. of leachate flow from Brahmapuram yard during monsoon

Damaged windrow composting sheds root cause of malfunctioning of facility: report

The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has warned the Kochi Corporation that the leachate from the old waste heaps at the civic body’s Brahmapuram yard would run into the nearby Kadambrayar river with the arrival of the monsoon. A report filed by the board before the State Level Monitoring Committee on Solid Waste Management pointed out that the sheds provided for windrow composting were in a dilapidated stage. Waste was seen dumped in the open yard. There was every chance of heavy leachate flow during rainy season for which proper collection facility was not provided, it said. The board, which held inspections at the yard in February and March, stated that the damaged windrow composting sheds were the root cause of the malfunctioning of the solid waste management facility. No effective facilities were seen there to process fresh biodegradable waste collected from the corporation area as well as from other local bodies.