Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Medical wastes still litter the city as government hospitals allegedly are not following the norms of the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). Sources said while private hospitals are found dumping their bio wastes at the common biomedical waste treatment disposal centre at Tangiapada, Khurdha, government hospitals are not so …
Disposal of bio-medical waste Despite instructions from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), health care facilities (HCF) operating in parts of Punjab have failed to adhere to the prescribed norms and have been disposing of their bio-medical waste in the open. After issuing ample instructions and warnings, the PPCB has …
Government authorities have failed to intensify monitoring of waste management in hospitals, nursing homes, industries and hotels owing to the pressure from these groups. The Prime Minister’s Office, Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre (SWMTSC), the Ministry of Urban Development, local bodies and other concerned authorities started monitoring wastes in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana & Ors dated 06/08/2013 regarding hospitals violating the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.
The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) on Wednesday conducted a review meeting on biomedical waste disposal in secondary care government hospitals in seven districts of Western Tamil Nadu. According to TNSHP Deputy Director (Infection Control Waste Management), G. Jayanthi, who chaired the meeting, emphasis was placed on proper segregation, …
COIMBATORE: Despite the assurances from the city corporation and State Pollution Control Board Officials, medical waste is being dumped inside the city corporation's Vellalore dump yard. Some residents have pointed out that fresh sacks filled with syringes, blood vials and bags used in hospitals and medical facilities have been found …
You go to a hospital to get cured, but little do you know that there is a biomedical bomb ticking in the yards of the Capital's most trusted hospitals which could make you sicker than before. Raising alarm over the level of sanitation in Delhi's top hospitals, National Green Tribunal's …
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has stepped up monitoring waste management in hospitals and hotels based in the City. “We have intensified our check on hotels, restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes in the metropolis,” said Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of the Environment Management Division at the KMC. “In course of a week, …
Kullu, July 22: Villagers of Balh and Mahol gram panchayats recently held a protest on the National Highway against the faulty integrated waste management and treatment plant. They said it had become a health and environmental hazard, spreading stench and noxious gases in surrounding villages on the banks of the …
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) had prepared the CSP with support from GIZ-ASEM (German International Cooperation), Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD), Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad, in 2011. The plan is driven by the vision of 100% sanitation as per NUSP guidelines, envisaging that by 2020, the city would …
District level officials of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have decided to keep a tab on private plastic recycling units operating outside their radar following recent incidents of illegal waste dumped in the city and the outskirts. Plastic recycling units are supposed to function with the consent of the board …
Provincial Health Minister Khalil Tahir Sindhu has directed the Environment Protection Department (EPD) to launch a grand operation against factories involved in illegal recycling of hospital waste in the suburban areas of Lahore. The minister said this while presiding over a cabinet committee meeting to review steps taken by various …
The Kathmandu Municipal Corporation (KMC) has begun monitoring of the waste management in hospitals and hotels in the capital, state-owned news agency RSS reports. Accordingly, a monitoring team of the KMC visited the Hotel Soaltee, Tahachal and the Martyrs Memorial Hospital in Kalanki today. During the monitoring Hotel Soaltee was …
The Centre for Pollution Control (CPC), the agency authorised by Centre Pollution Control Board for the treatment of bio-medical waste, has as many 280 registered health-care establishments which take it service. There are 700 healthcare establishments in the city. An MoU signed between the CPC and Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) …
There are no rules by which one can dispose of medical waste that is generated at home. Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has no guidelines for disposal of used bandages, sanitary napkins, wet cotton, blades, disposable diapers, insulin syringes, used condoms or any material contaminated with body fluid, blood or antiseptics …
Doctors associated with various organisations marched from Shaniwar Wada to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday in protest against a hike in charges for disposal of biomedical waste. Members of the People's Health Forum, the Indian Medical Association and the General Practitioners' Association and others joined the march. Dr Shekhar …
With biomedical waste treatment becoming a major issue in city apartments, the Kochi-chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (Credai) has decided to launch a project to address the issue under the Clean City Movement. The project will be introduced on a pilot basis in 25 …
SRINAGAR: The Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today recommended that all the Deputy Commissioners should act as nodal officers for ensuring Environmental Protection within their respective districts. The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, M. Y. Tarigami discussed various issues related to environment. The meeting was attended …
GANDHINAGAR: Prime hospitals in Ahmedabad, including Krishna Shalby Hospital and Sanjivani Hospital, have been issued a closure notice by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for their failure to properly dispose of the biomedical waste. Total 14 hospitals of the city have been served notice for the violation of the environment …
New Delhi: The national green tribunal has found that a “majority of the hospitals in the National Capital Territory are not complying with biomedical waste handling rules and are thus posing a very serious hazard threat to human health and environment”. These include prominent names such as AIIMS, Safdarjung, Ram …
