The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found glaring weaknesses in the management of solid waste and ‘special waste’, including biomedical and e-waste, in the urban areas in Kerala.
The Report of the CAG on Waste Management in Urban Local Bodies tabled in the Assembly on Thursday found that 22 test-checked urban local bodies had adopted per capita estimates of waste generation without carrying out any survey.
In the case of the Brahmapuram centralised processing facility in Ernakulam district, the report noted that the plant has been functioning without authorisation from the State Pollution Control Board since 2010.
