The Hindu              22.05.2013

Garbage to be covered with tarpaulin sheets

Home Minister and Kottayam MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has instructed the municipal authorities to cover the garbage accumulated at the dumping yard at Vadavathoor with tarpaulin sheets before May 31. Mr. Radhakrishnan directed the concerned officials to ensure that the leachate from the garbage did not flow into the roads during the monsoon.

He issued the directive here on Tuesday while speaking at a meeting held at the District Collectorate to discuss the waste management issues at the dumping yard. He also ordered the officials to ensure that the fluid was treated in a waste treatment facility before permitting its outflow.

The minister said that the proposed capping of the waste must be completed by December. The Kottayam Municipality had on Monday resolved to invite tenders for the capping process.

Monitoring committee

Mr. Radhakrishnan also said that an eight-member monitoring committee led by the Revenue Divisional Officer would be constituted to address all issues concerning the Vadavathoor yard. District Collector Mini Antony, Kottayam municipal chairman M.P. Santhosh Kumar, councillors V.K. Anil Kumar, N.S. Harischandran, district panchayat member Philson Mathews, District Medical Officer N.M. Ayesha Bhai, Vijayapuram grama panchayat president Baiju Cherukottayil, other panchayat leaders and officials were also present at the meeting.