People living along the Kadambrayar in Kochi can't see whether waste and leachate from the Brahmapuram dump are still reaching their river.
People living along the Kadambrayar river near Brahmapuram
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The problem, broken down
- Who it hurts
- Residents, farmers and fishers downstream of Kochi's Brahmapuram waste site on the Kadambrayar river.
- The moment
- Noticing dark water or a smell in the river, and not knowing whether it comes from the dump or whether anyone has tested it.
- What people do today
- Problems come to light through inspections by the Pollution Control Board, and the public learns of them through news reports.
- Why it's unsolved
- Inspection findings, corrective orders and water test results are not published in one place, so no one outside the agencies can follow whether lapses are fixed.
- What solved looks like
- A public watch page for the Brahmapuram stretch of the Kadambrayar showing water test results over time, each inspection and order with its status, and a way for residents to report dumping or discoloured water with a photo and location.
Evidence
Every claim is tied to the source it comes from- 1Inspections by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board found that vehicles carrying food waste were being washed at the Brahmapuram dumping site, close to the banks of the Kadambrayar.
- 2The non-recoverable portion of food waste was being dumped near the Sector A area, where biomining of legacy waste has been completed.
- 3The Brahmapuram stretch of the Kadambrayar is among the 32 polluted river stretches identified by the Central Pollution Control Board in the State.
- 4Officials said that given the site's proximity to the river, there is a high risk of contaminated leachate entering the waterbody.
- 5The civic body has been asked to arrange collection and management of contaminated leachate, and the Corporation says a space will be earmarked for washing the vehicles.
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Inspections by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board found that vehicles carrying food waste were being washed at the Brahmapuram dumping site, close to the banks of the Kadambrayar. The non-recoverable portion of food waste was being dumped near the Sector A area, where biomining of legacy waste has been completed. The Brahmapuram stretch of the Kadambrayar is among the 32 polluted river stretches identified by the Central Pollution Control Board in the State. Officials said that given the site's proximity to the river, there is a high risk of contaminated leachate entering the waterbody. The civic body has been asked to arrange collection and management of contaminated leachate, and the Corporation says a space will be earmarked for washing the vehicles.
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