Keralam recovers land from old waste sites
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Keralam, a state in India, has recovered approximately 121 acres of land by processing 1.545 million tonnes of old waste from landfills across its districts as of July 2026.
The Department of Local Self Government identified 59 waste sites needing remediation and completed work at 29 of them. Biomining is underway at 20 sites, but roughly 330,000 tonnes of waste still require processing there.
Officials from the Department of Local Self Government explained that heavy rainfall and the State Assembly elections slowed progress. The rain made roads unusable, increased the risk of landslides in the waste heaps, and created dangerous work conditions. V. K. Minimol, Mayor of Kochi Corporation, stated that the agency handling waste removal in Brahmapuram must finish its work within six months, with completion expected by May 2027.
The authorities submitted a status report to the National Green Tribunal in August 2026 detailing the challenges.
