The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) will open up its sewage treatment plant (STP) at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) International Stadium, Kaloor, to treat sewage generated beyond the stadium premises.
The plant’s operations will soon be scaled up to its full installed capacity of 750 million litres per day (MLD). The move follows observations by the National Green Tribunal in a case related to Kochi’s waste management, which held that the GCDA’s intervention was necessary in the Corporation’s waste management efforts. Both the Corporation and GCDA were made parties to the case, after which the GCDA decided to utilise the STP to its full capacity to treat waste brought in from outside as well, a statement issued by the GCDA said.
The plant is expected to become fully operational shortly, with the GCDA emphasising that residents will be taken into confidence. Awareness campaigns will be launched to highlight the importance of proper sewage treatment in reducing health risks and ensuring a cleaner environment for future generations.
A technical committee headed by the District Collector and comprising representatives of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, Suchitwa Mission, the Corporation secretary, the GCDA secretary, the Kerala Water Authority, and university experts approved a detailed proposal, which later received government sanction.
