The Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based International Fire Engineering Consultants (IFEC) for conducting a thorough fire safety assessment of the solid waste management facilities across the State.
Divya S. Iyer, project director, KSWMP and C. Arunagiri, Chief Executive Consultant, IFEC signed the MoU for carrying out the first phase of fire assessment of solid waste facilities.
The MoU comes close on the heels of a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with the officials from the World Bank. It was suggested at the meeting that evaluation of safeguards would help identify any potential fire-risks associated with the day-to-day functioning of the waste management facilities.
