KMC to ask firm treating biomedical waste to shut plant

The Times of India , Sunday, February 28, 2016
Correspondent : TNN
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be directing the firm appointed for treating biomedical waste to stop operations, after the corporators alleged air pollution at the treatment facility at KasbaBawda.

TararaniAghadicorporatorSatyajit Kadam and his Congress counterpart NiloferAjarekar raised the issue at the standing committee meeting on Friday. Kadam said the citizens residing along the treatment facility are facing health issues because of the plant's ineffectiveness to incinerate harmful waste.

"The chimney of the plant is completely damaged. The dark smoke generated after burning of the waste is leading to air pollution. The firm is disposing off waste brought from clinical establishments located outside the city and burning it at the facility," Kadam said.

The corporators even alleged that the KMC has continued association with the firm because a relative of one of the officials of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is partner in the firm. "If the KMC fails to stop the operations in the next 15 days, we will shut the plant overselves," Kadam said.

Civic officials assured that directives to close operations of the firm will be issued immediately. They said the process of appointing a new firm for treating biomedical waste is in the last stage. As per the NGT's directives, the agreement with the firm was continued on a temporary basis, they added.

The corporators raised issues related to poor quality of road construction in the city during the meeting. They said slow work of laying underground drainage pipeline in Rajarampuri is causing inconvenience to the commuters and residents. The civic officials assured to visit the site and act against the contractor concerned.

 
SOURCE : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/KMC-to-ask-firm-treating-biomedical-waste-to-shut-plant/articleshow/51166542.cms
 


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