Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed Ernakulam Collector and Pollution Control Board Chairman to physically appear before the Court on March 8 on the fire incident happened at Brahmapuram Waste Plant.
Kerala Law and Industries Minister P Rajeev and Health Minister Veena George on Sunday jointly briefed about the fire that broke out at the Brahmapuram waste plant on Thursday.
"The ongoing efforts and options available for extinguishing the fire were discussed. The meeting decided to explore a flooding approach to extinguish the fire at the earliest," an official statement said.
The residents of Brahmapuram and nearby areas should avoid going out on Sunday as much as possible as the smoke cannot be controlled. Stay at home as much as possible," she said.