Waste treatment operations in Munnar have ground to a halt following a fire that gutted the Munnar panchayat running waste treatment plant on Wednesday night. In response, the panchayat is planning to privatise waste disposal for the hill station. According to officials, a large portion of the facility at Kallar, near Munnar, was destroyed. The fire severely damaged the building and machinery operated by the panchayat. Published – April 18, 2026 07:21 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Union Cabinet approves new railway lines at a cost of ₹9,889 crore in Andhra Pradesh FIRs will be filed against those obstructing crop-cutting experiments: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner