The committee pointed out that the area available for the Windrow Composting Plant at Brahmapuram was not sufficient to treat the huge amount of waste brought to the site.
A high-level committee appointed by the Kerala High Court pointed out that the area available for the Windrow Composting Plant at Brahmapuram was not sufficient to treat the huge amount of waste brought to the site, and that the existing building at the site was in a It is in a dilapidated condition and can collapse anytime.
The report along with photographs and videos of the Brahmapuram plant and site was submitted to the High Court. It said that in view of the exorbitant cost involved in renovating the existing plant, the Kochi Corporation had decided to build a new Windrow composting plant. The proposal is under consideration of the government. In fact, 10 acres of land had been set aside for the project.
As far as legacy waste processing is concerned, the report states that legacy waste is being processed using biomining techniques. But the machinery capacity at the site for biomining is not sufficient to complete the work within the stipulated time frame. Segregation and sorting of legacy waste at the site was not as per the guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board. The infrastructure at the plant is not adequate for treatment of non-biodegradable waste. No scientific management of waste was observed at the site.
Since there is no material-wise segregation in the plant, the refuse-derived fuel (RDF), which is one of the main end-products of biomining, is of inferior quality. As a result, it is not being accepted by the cement factories. The RDF generated after biomining has not been transported from Brahmapuram. The quality of good soil discharge is also poor due to lack of proper segregation.