By Mukesh 
Installations made out of waste will be set up across all 22 circles of the Kochi Corporation as part of the civic body’s ‘Queen City Clean City’ campaign, which focusses on turning waste into art to improve its ranking under Swachh Survekshan this year.
While installations have already come up in some circles, they will be extended to the remaining circles in the days ahead. Awareness campaigns and seminars are being organised on how to create art installations from waste. The Corporation has also appointed actor Tini Tom as brand ambassador of the campaign.
The annual Swachh Survekshan ranks urban local bodies on a total of 12,500 marks based on visible cleanliness, waste segregation, processing, and remediation, with emphasis on sustained sanitation. Of these, 10,000 marks are reserved for field assessment and 2,500 for certification. Kochi ranked first in the State and 50th nationally in last year’s rankings. Service level progress (SLP), visible cleanliness and certification, field assessment, citizen feedback, documentation, and validation are among the key components for ranking.