A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged gaps in the management of solid waste as well as special waste, including, bio-medical and e-waste, in urban bodies in the district.
The Report of the CAG on Waste Management in Urban Local Bodies was tabled in the Assembly last week after test-checking 22 civic bodies in the State including Alappuzha, Kayamkulam and Mavelikara municipalities. The CAG rapped the Government Medical College, Alappuzha for lapses in the management of biomedical waste.
It noted that Alappuzha and Kayamkulam municipalities had disposed of mixed waste as rejects during 2020-21 through Clean Kerala Company to Kerala Enviro Infrastructure for landfilling in violation of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. Unsegregated mixed waste continued to be dumped at dumpsites in Kayamkulam and Mavelikara, the report said.
