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Relatives of a patient with respiratory illness who died in Kochi on Monday have blamed toxic fumes from the fire at Brahmapuram sewage treatment plant for his death..
Relatives alleged that 70-year-old Lawrence Joseph's health deteriorated due to the toxic smoke from the fire at the Brahmapuram waste plant...
The Kerala High Court on Monday criticised Ernakulam District Collector and Kochi corporation Mayor for the fire at the Kochi Brahmapuram waste plant...
The collector had appeared online.. At the same time, the Pollution Control Board informed the high court that the Brahmapuram plant's performance was poor and that action would be taken against the company contracted to recycle the waste...
The high court directed the Kochi corporation secretary to produce the agreement given by the Kochi Municipal Corporation to install modern surveillance equipment in the Brahmapuram waste plant and the amount of money spent on it in the last 7 years...
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