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Kochi gets permanent facility for Solid waste management

Brahmapuram: panel to select firm today

Staff Reporter

Three private firms have been short-listed

FACT has agreed to buy the bio-manure at Rs. 2 a kg

A stock of 400 tonnes of manure present at the plant

KOCHI: The expert committee recommendations regarding the selection of firms for running the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant will come up before the Kochi Corporation council on Saturday.

Three private firms have been short-listed by the committee appointed by the authorities. The Corporation had earlier invited Expression of Interest for running the plant which process the biodegradable waste generated by the city.

The approval of the Corporation council is mandatory for selecting the firm. Once the approval is obtained, the financial bids submitted by the firms will be opened and the final selection will be done after assessing the bid, civic authorities said.

The Corporation is of the view that an external agency should be entrusted the task of running the plant.

The FACT has agreed to buy the bio-manure produced from the plant at Rs. two a kg. An agreement regarding the purchase was reached on Wednesday, said C.K. Manisankar, Deputy Mayor.

The FACT has also agreed to buy the entire manure which is to be produced at the plant.

Presently, there is a stock of around 400 tonnes of manure at the plant.

The filling of the manure in the gunny bags provided by the FACT has also been made the task of the agency which will run the plant for the Corporation. A provision to this effect has been incorporated in the list of mandatory responsibilities for the companies, Mr. Manisankar said.

The Corporation is waiting for the FACT to supply the gunny bags with its logo printed on it for packing the manure. The civic authorities are hoping to commence the sale of the bio-manure by September end.

The working of the plant was affected for a few days following a technical snag. However, the plant has been made operational after completing the repair works, Mr. Manisankar said.

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