State Planning Board vice chairman V.K. Ramachandran visited the district on Tuesday to review the model projects being implemented in Kollam.
Kollam city Corporation’s biomining project at Kureepuzha that segregates waste into various components and treats each in an environment-friendly manner was presented as a major example of the model projects. Deputy Mayor Kollam Madhu introduced the project and a short video on the successful biomining projects was screened. The target is to dispose of around 1.88 lakh cubic metres of legacy waste that had been lying dormant for several years.
Head of Decentralised Planning Division J. Josephine, District Development Commissioner Asif K. Yusuf, government representative in the District Planning Committee M. Viswanathan, District Planning Officer P.J. Amina, Corporation standing committee heads, councillors and departmental officials also accompanied the vice chairman.
