Biomedical waste - Pollution board raps 7 hospitals
Pollution watchdog sends summons on biomedical waste
disposal, threatens action
On Dussera, seven of Mumbai's
busiest and best-known hospitals got an unexpected warning from
the state's pollution watchdog through show-cause notices citing
alleged ''non-compliance'' of biomedical waste management rules.
After a recent spurt of show-cause
notices to industries-the latest is steel major Ispat-the
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has threatened action
against top hospitals like Lilavati, P D Hinduja, and Sir J J (see
box) for not providing effluent treatment plants (ETP) to treat
liquid waste, like blood and urine samples from patients with
infectious diseases.
The Bombay High Court is hearing a
writ petition on biomedical waste management. ''The court recently
asked us to report on actions taken and inspections,'' said
Boralkar. ''These notices are part of that exercise.''
Hospitals send biomedical
waste-that's waste generated during diagnosis, treatment or
immunisation of humans or animals-to a common waste management
facility at Taloja on Mumbai's outskirts.
The summons
-Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Vile
Parle: No shredder, effluent treatment plant (ETP)
-Lilavati Hospital, Bandra: No
autoclave, shredder, ETP
-Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Fort: No
shredder, ETP
-P D Hinduja National Hospital and
Medical Research Centre, Mahim: No shredder, ETP
-Cama and Albless Hospital, CST: No
shredder, ETP
-Sir J J Group of Hospitals,
Byculla (above): Segregation needs improvement, no shredder and
ETP, leaks in pipeline carrying effluent
-St George Hospital, CST: No ETP,
segregation not proper
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Publication : The Indian Express; Date : Oct 13, 2005; Section :
Mumbai Newsline; Page : 1
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