KSWMP onboards firm to conduct fire audit of waste management facilities
Trivandrum / February 3, 2024
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 03: Seeking to make solid waste management systems fireproof, Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based International Fire Engineering Consultants (IFEC) for conducting a thorough fire safety assessment of the solid waste management facilities across the state.
Dr Divya S Iyer, KSWMP Project Director and Shri C Arunagiri, Chief Executive Consultant, IFEC, signed the MoU today, for carrying out the first phase of fire assessment of solid waste facilities.
The MoU comes close on the heels of a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan with the higher officials from World Bank earlier.
It was suggested at the meeting that evaluation of safeguards will help identify any potential fire-risks associated with the day-to-day functioning of the waste management facilities.
A thorough evaluation will also result in recommendations for putting in place foolproof safety measures to reduce fire hazards and making the facilities fully compliance with all fire safety laws and guidelines.
As per the agreement, the consultant will conduct a comprehensive fire risk assessment based on a structured and systematic examination of selected Solid Waste Management facilities and identify the potential fire hazards from fire including components, services and equipment.
“It is a proactive step in ensuring the safety of the facilities by on boarding a globally-certified company like IFEC. This will help prevent untoward incidents in garbage collection centres,” Dr Divya said.
In the first phase, fire audit tender of around 25 legacy dump sites, 64 waste disposal centres in grama panchayats and 74 Material Collection Facilities (MCF) in urban local bodies will be conducted.
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