Mundamveli sewage plant awaits govt nod
KOCHI: The Kochi corporation is awaiting the nod from the empowered committee, headed by urban affairs minister Manajalamkuzhy Ali, to start work on the Rs 95-crore sewage treatment plant proposed at Mundamveli. "The work of laying sewer lines will start after we get the nod. All procedures prior to awarding tenders have been completed. We expect to complete the tender for the project by next month," said corporation health standing committee chairman T K Asharaf. The proposed plant will have a capacity to treat 100 million litres a day (MLD) of sewage. Once the project gets rolling, sewage from houses, shops and commercial establishments in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry will be sent to the plant through sewer lines. For this, a 20km-long high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline has to be laid. "Besides five pumping stations, we have to construct sumps every 30 metres in the middle of roads. As per the schedule, the work can be completed in two years," said Kerala S