Kochi Corporation seeks revised pact to allow resumption of work on Brahmapuram biomedical plant
The Kochi Corporation has halted construction on a biomedical waste treatment plant, demanding a new agreement that grants the city more control and financial benefits. The civic body insists on direct oversight and a profit-sharing model before allowing the project to proceed.
Why it matters
This conflict illustrates the challenges of implementing public-private infrastructure projects in urban environments where local government interests often clash with state-level initiatives.
The Kochi Corporation has insisted on a fresh agreement with revised terms favourable to it as a precondition for clearing the resumption of the stalled biomedical waste treatment plant proposed by Clean Kerala Company under the Public Private Participation (PPP) model on 1 acre of Corporation land at Brahmapuram.
The project, with a capacity of around 20 tonnes, has remained stalled for about a month since the Corporation issued a stop memo. The civic body now demands a new agreement with its secretary in place of the existing tripartite arrangement involving the State government, Suchitwa Mission, and Clean Kerala Company. The stop memo was issued on the grounds that construction had commenced without the Corporation’s consent.
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