Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on the status of implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Mangalpady Grama Panchayat, 12/12/2023
Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on the status of implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Mangalpady Grama Panchayat.
The report was filed pursuant to the order of the NGT, December 7, 2023.
Kubanoor, the waste processing facility had a waste processing, processing and recycling unit in Mangalpady Grama Panchayath, Kasargod district owned by the local body. The waste treatment plant had a facility for processing wet waste and dry waste. Though the plant was operational for quite some time, later it became inoperative.
A joint inspection with the Secretary, local body was conducted on April 9, 2021. During the inspection it was found that large quantities of solid wastes mostly plastics, foams, footwears, fabrics were seen dumped without adequate segregation and process.
Coming back to 2023, the site was inspected on November 3, 2023 by the Environmental Engineer, District office, Kasargod. During the inspection, the entire site was found covered with thick wild bushes, making it difficult to access. Large quantities of legacy waste and waste collected in the recent past were seen dumped in the site. The waste processing facility was closed. The SPCB is initiating further statutory actions against the local body for failing to implement the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.