Thanks to the efforts of the District Administration and Corporation of Cochin, Brahmapuram Plant is set to take off in a few hours from now.
It was the long lasting demand of general public to have a waste disposal system, that is scientific, effetive and eficient.
The plant is ready now for inauguration. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will formally inaugurate the plant on Friday at 11 a.m.
The major works of the plant have been completed and what remains are some minor civil works, commented M.P. Fernando, Director (Operations) of the Hyquip Technologies, the engineering, procurement and construction partner of the Andhra Pradesh Technology Development Corporation (APTDC). The APTDC is implementing the project for the Kochi Corporation.
The plant will be able to start the conversion of the first load of garbage into manure by June 23. It requires 40 days for converting the garbage into manure.
The first load of garbage reached the plant on May 16, said S. Kesavan Nair, general manager of Hyquip Technologies. There is around 40 per cent moisture in the garbage. There will be 60 per cent reduction of volume of garbage as bacterial action starts. The bacteria needs 24 hours to act on garbage, said Rahul Reddy, general manager, operations.
The exposed waste will be fully covered with dry waste to keep the flies away. The leachate that drains out of the heaps are collected in a 10,000-litre tank to be pumped over the heaps again for speeding up the bacterial action. Once the operation goes full throttle, the plant would be able to treat around 300 tonnes of garbage, Mr. Nair said.
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While it is nice that the long-awaited Brahmapuram plant has come into existence and has entered into full-working mode, the next challenge facing the district administration is imparting civic sense to the people of the city. From what I have read and seen, the sanitation workers still have to spend the majority of their time separating the waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components. Since the waste collection bins have been removed, the problem has only worsened. Unless and until the importance of pre-processing garbage is understood by the people, it will be an inefficient system.
Even though the district administration might have most of these plans already worked out, I'd like to suggest the following:
* Have a clear colour-coded system for each type of waste, such as green for biodeg, blue for non-biodeg etc. The bins placed at public spots and also given to the homes for collection by Kudumbasree units must follow this code. The colours will forever remind the public that it is their responsibility to separate waste.
* Place waste bins at equidistant spots along roads, and at more concentration in crowded areas.
* One of the major problems, as I mentioned, is lack of civic sense. All major TV and FM channels, local / city editions of newspapers and the internet should be used to put a clear and frequent message into the public's mind. From the basics, as to why waste should be properly disposed off to why waste should be segregated, and what goes where, should be covered. Also, these messages should infuse a sense of 'city-patriotism'. As a conclusion, an easily rememberable 5-point agenda may be conveyed. By repeating the same message from different sources, it can be hoped that the people will understand.
* Have the same information emblazoned on the corporation cleaning / sanitation vehicles.
* A common waste management / disposal plan for the corporation as well as the surrounding municipalities.
* As a last resort, the police force can help in enforcing the rules of waste disposal.
I just want to bring to your notice the waste dump created along the roads. Now besides the one in Asoka Road and Puthiya Road in Kaloor a new dump along Sastha Temple Road near CAT(Central Administrative Tribunal)is growing daily in size. They give an ugly look to the environment and foul smell emit from these heaps due to putrefaction of the waste. The machinery of the corporation for collection of waste from the doors of households is not functioning properly and that is why these dumps exist and grow daily. If the waste is collected regularly perhaps dumping them in the road may not happen.
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