HC: Rectify Defects Within 7 Weeks

KOCHI:  The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted seven weeks’ time to rectify the defects pointed out by the Pollution Control Board (PCB) on the installation work at the Kureepuzha waste treatment plant in Kollam. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice P R Ramachandra Menon passed the order while considering a petition filed by Kollam Corporation seeking police protection for installing a waste treatment plant. The petitioner submitted that Manushyavakasha Paristhithi Samrakshana Samiti and some residents of Kureepuzha were obstructing waste-carrying vehicles and the employees were manhandled several times.