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Coronavirus | India witnesses Surge in COVID 19-related biomedical waste

Operation of biomedical waste unit unviable, KEIL tells govt

Updated: March 06, 2021 03:11 IST Waste generated at govt. healthcare facilities in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Malappuram falls short of plant’s capacity Share Article AAA Waste generated at govt. healthcare facilities in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Malappuram falls short of plant’s capacity Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Limited (KEIL) has informed the government that operating its new Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility at Ambalamedu here with waste generated by the government healthcare facilities in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Malappuram districts alone will not be feasible. The plant is the second such facility in the State after the Indian Medical Association Goes Eco-friendly (IMAGE) unit in Palakkad. It has the capacity to treat 15 to 16 tonnes of biomedical waste daily. The government has decided to allocate the waste generated in government healthcare facilities in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Malappuram to the new plant located on nearly 3.5 acres.

NGT directs CPCB to ensure strict compliance of bio-medical waste management rules

NGT directs CPCB to ensure strict compliance of bio-medical waste management rules ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 23:23 IST New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure strict compliance of the Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. It also asked CPCB to ensure that the compensation regime is duly applied against the defaulters, following due process. The NGT bench headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that the standards of handling of Bio-medical waste need to duly comply and the authorities must ensure that waste is disposed of only through authorized agencies, common facilities are located as per guidelines and they must have Environment Clearance.

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