85:. changing wind direction adversely affected firefighting efforts. Due to such strong winds, smoke was rising from the garbage heap. In the early days, efforts were made to stir up the waste by using earthmoving machines and dousing the fire with water. Water was also poured from the helicopter. During the night, 26 excavators and 8 JCBs were involved in digging the garbage. Water was pumped continuously. In the first days, 200 people of fire rescue service, 50 volunteers of civil defense, 35 corporation employees and police were engaged in smoke-extinguishing activities. Three ambulances were also camped. The district collector instructed that all excavators should be kept operational throughout the night. Night activities were coordinated by the sub collector and Deputy Collector camped at Bhrahmapuram.
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manpower to operate them. Garbages on the road made it impossible for fire rescue vehicles to pass to the spot. This was the fifth time that the garbage dump caught fire at
Bhrahmapuram, but this time the condition of this fire was serious. Areas miles away from Bhrahmapuram were engulfed in smoke. Many people suffered from suffocation and dizziness and had to seek medical help. Many people and medias alleged that the situation was made worse by the failure of the authorities who did not take care to clear the garbage or prepare fire fighting systems despite giving accurate warnings.
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that where did the proposal to extend the contract to the company that did not complete even half of the work within the contract period come from. Allegations were raised that a huge corruption took place in the Kochi
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The fire brigade received information about the fire at 3.30 pm on 2 March 2023. In the district collector's report, the time reported was 4.15 pm. By the time, the locals arrived at the place within half an hour. The fire originated at the sector one. There were pocklines and excavators but no
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had ordered a vigilance investigation against Sontra
Infotech. In 2020, the same company was given the Bhrahmapuram contract. Opposition parties alleged that the Sontra Infratech got the contract after a special intervention from KSIDC. They also asked the
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312:"เดตเดฟเดทเดชเตเดชเตเดเดฏเดฟเดฒเตโ เดฎเตเดเตเดเดฟ เดเตเดเตเดเดฟ: เดฎเดฒเดฟเดจเดตเดพเดฏเต เดชเดพเดฐเดฎเตเดฏเดคเตเดคเดฟเดฒเตโ; เดคเตเดชเดฟเดเดฟเดคเตเดคเด 75 เดเดเตเดเดฑเดฟเตฝ"
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