Kochi: To mark the World Environment Day, the Cochin International Airport on Wednesday announced the commissioning of a modern waste treatment plant at the airport.
An airport notification stated that the plant would help to make the airport pollution-free as per the United Nations Environment Project-2013.
An airport official said the waste treatment plant was part of the ‘green project’ undertaken by the airport.
The plant that has been set up at the cost of `3 crore is part of the airport’s responsibility to society, an official said. The plant is capable of treating 7.5 lakh litre of waste per day, but will process only 4 lakh litre now.
The plant has been constructed foreseeing the needs of the new international terminal also, which is expected to get permission from the ministries concerned as well as from the Airport Authority of India soon.
06/06/13 Joseph Mampilli/New Indian Express
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An airport notification stated that the plant would help to make the airport pollution-free as per the United Nations Environment Project-2013.
An airport official said the waste treatment plant was part of the ‘green project’ undertaken by the airport.
The plant that has been set up at the cost of `3 crore is part of the airport’s responsibility to society, an official said. The plant is capable of treating 7.5 lakh litre of waste per day, but will process only 4 lakh litre now.
The plant has been constructed foreseeing the needs of the new international terminal also, which is expected to get permission from the ministries concerned as well as from the Airport Authority of India soon.
06/06/13 Joseph Mampilli/New Indian Express
