NGT’s Principal Bench warns ₹500 crore penalty on Kerala government for Brahmapuram fiasco

NGT’s Principal Bench warns ₹500 crore penalty on Kerala government for Brahmapuram fiasco

Fire and Rescue Services personnel dousing the fire that broke out at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday held the Kerala government responsible for the massive fire at the Brahmapuram dump site of the Kochi Corporation on March 2 while […]

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Brahmapuram fire | People begin to lose patience as fresh bouts of smoke and smell hit many parts of city

Brahmapuram fire | People begin to lose patience as fresh bouts of smoke and smell hit many parts of city

Smoke from Brahmapuram fire is still suffocating parts of Ernakulam city | Photo Credit: R. K. Nithin From his 21st floor-apartment in Chittethukara not so far away from the Brahmapuram plant where tonnes of plastic garbage heaps continue to smoulder for the last one week, Dinesh Neelankandan, a script writer, could see a thick film […]

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