The capacity of equipment installed at the site is not at all sufficient to process the waste in the stipulated period, the report said. It also said the number of equipment now available at the site is not at all adequate to complete the biomining process within the time frame. The report further said the infrastructure made available is not adequate for treating non-biodegradable waste. "As per CPCB guidelines, the percentage of rejects should be less than 10 per cent but the rejects obtained is at least three times higher than the permissible limits, which is unacceptable," it said. The committee found that the RDF generated after the biomining process has not been transported from the Brahmapuram site.
Because of this, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) which is one of the main end products, is of inferior quality and, hence it is not accepted at cement factories," it said. "No material-wise segregation has happened so far, and no magnetic separator and cyclonic/air density separator are made available. The segregation and sorting of the legacy waste practised at the site are not in accordance with the provisions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines for its management. On the legacy waste being processed using biomining techniques, the panel observed that the capacity of the machinery/equipment placed at the site was not adequate for the completion of work within the stipulated timeframe.
The proposal is under the government's consideration.
The report said the committee was informed that due to the exorbitant cost involved in refurbishing the existing plant, the corporation has decided to construct a new windrow plant at Brahmapuram, and 10 acres of land were allocated for the project. The existing building situated at the site is in a dilapidated condition and may collapse at any stage, said the committee consisting of the Ernakulam district collector and top officials of various departments, including the local self government, the state pollution control board, Kochi corporation, and the district legal services authority. In its report submitted to the High Court on Monday, the committee said a major portion of a building has already collapsed and has been removed from the site.
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