51:, fire hazards, and public health and safety issues. The Kochi city produces more than 600 tons of waste per day and nearly 100 ton of it is decomposed at Brahmapuram Solid Waste plant into organic manure. The plant which was inaugurated in 2008 to manage solid waste was eventually converted into a landfill. As per March 2023, there is an estimated volume of 5.5 lakh tonnes of waste spread over 110 acres at the site. On 2 March 2023, a
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Corporation and the Pollution Control Board. The garbage in Kochi city piled up in the city after the garbage removal to Brahmapuram got stopped due to fire. After 12 days of continuous operations,
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596:"เดเตเดฏเดพเดธเต เดเตเดเดฌเดฑเดฟเดฒเดเดชเตเดชเตเดเตเดเต เดเดฐเต เดเดจเดค; เดเต-เดฑเตเดฏเดฟเดฒเดพเดฃเต เดฎเดพเดฒเดฟเดจเตเดฏ เดธเดเดธเตเดเดฐเดฃ เดชเตเดฒเดพเดจเตเดฑเดพเดฃเต เดจเดฎเตเดเตเดเดพเดตเดถเตเดฏเด?"
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