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The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has initiated carnal verification of sources liable for the amerciable discharge of untreated wastewater into the Kadambrayar stream successful Ernakulam territory successful Kerala arsenic portion of fixing the biology compensation based connected the ‘polluter pays’ principle.
The inspections started connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) aft the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal, which took suo motu cognisance of the contamination of the Kadambrayar stream based connected a study published successful The Hindu, directed the committee to instrumentality further enactment against the violators based connected the study submitted by the Department of Local Self-Government connected February 19, 2025.
The section bodies sharing the banks of the river, including Kochi Corporation, Thrikkakara municipality, Kunnathunad, Kizhakkambalam and Edathala panchayats, had submitted the details of those liable for the unauthorised discharge of untreated wastewater into the Kadambrayar.
The committee officials stated that a last number of the violators would go wide lone aft studying the study submitted by the section bodies. The violators included concern and commercialized units, flat and residential complexes and hotels. “We person besides travel crossed reports related to the amerciable pipelines directed into the river,” they said.
Monthly monitoring
The committee is carrying retired monthly monitoring successful locations that see Brahmapuram, Kadambrayar upstream and Manakkakadavu arsenic portion of the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The areas adjacent to the canal joining Kadambrayar adjacent Infopark Phase-2 and Edachirathodu would besides beryllium monitored. The flat and concern units recovered lacking successful sewage attraction works arsenic per the norms would besides travel nether the scanner arsenic portion of the ongoing verification.
The quantum of punishment to beryllium imposed connected the violators has to beryllium finalised without hold arsenic the Southern Bench of the tribunal has posted the substance for reporting compliance connected June 22, 2026. It had earlier observed that the committee is yet to comply with its February 2026 bid related to the appraisal of the biology compensation.
