At the same time, Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Sunday accused the Kochi Corporation’s waste management of corruption. They demanded that the mayor of Kochi should resign, taking moral responsibility for the Brahmapuram waste plant fire incident. The fire started on 2 March. Last week, the Kerala High Court also directed the pollution control board to inform it about the measures taken to deal with the annual fire incidents at the waste plant. Muraleedharan said, this is a matter of corruption. The contract was given to a relative of a CPIM leader. He demanded the dissolution of the Kochi Corporation. Let us inform that on March 5, the district administration of Ernakulam declared a holiday for all the schools under Kochi Corporation, municipalities and village panchayats. Because, plumes of toxic fumes emanating from the site surrounded the city.