Delhi's Tis Hazari court has granted bail to Manish Lakra who is accused in the Mundaka building fire case after a period of custody of ten months. He is the owner of the building where the incident took place on 13 May 2022. In this fire incident, 27 died and many got injured. He was arrest
Opposition leader VD Satheesan on Saturday said that the verdict of the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) awarding Rs 100 crores as environment compensation against Kochi Corporation in Brahmapuram waste plant fire incident is a setback for the state government and the Corporation.
Cornering the Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala over Brahmapuram fire incident, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief K Surendran on Friday asked the chief minister to inform how much money the state has received from the World Bank, Central Government, foreign and other agencies for waste
"The Chief Minister owns a vile mind. He is supposed to protect the people of the state. He spoke up on the Brahmapuram fire incident after 13 days after the start of the fire", the KPCC president told the media.
"It is a clear case of corruption. The contract was given to the relative of a CPI (M) leader. That itself shows that there has been a huge corruption in the waste management of Kochi Corporation," V Muraleedharan said.
"CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the fire caused by a short circuit in the Kanpur Dehat district. Wishing peace to the departed soul, the Chief Minister has expressed condolences to the bereaved family members", read an official release.
The Court directed that the committee should visit Brahmapuram within 24 hours. It has also asked Kochi Corporation Secretary that how long the smoke should be tolerated.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has called a high-level meeting for discussing the health issues following the fire incident at the Brahmapuram waste proceeding plant.
After the Kerala High Court's order regarding the fire incident at the Brahmapuram waste plant, Ernakulam District Administration has declared a holiday for all educational institutions including professional colleges for the next two days as a health precaution.
Kerala High Court has directed Ernakulam District Collector to submit a comprehensive affidavit on Friday over the fire incident that happened at Brahmapuram Waste Plant.
Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed Ernakulam Collector and Pollution Control Board Chairman to physically appear before the Court on March 8 on the fire incident happened at Brahmapuram Waste Plant.