Segregation of biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan and the All India Radio.
"Scientific management is necessary in view of the potential of biomedical waste to infect other patients, workers and professionals concerned," the green court said.
It stated that there are gaps in complying with Central government guidelines issued to manage related garbage and sought urgent remedy in the matter.
The court highlighted that about 101 metric tonnes ofwaste was being generated every day in diagnosing and treating patients across the country.
As per the information given by state pollution control boards, 2,907 hospitals, 20,707 quarantine centres, 1,539 sample collection centres and 264 testing laboratories, are involved in generating waste.
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Segregation of biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan and the All India Radio. "Scientific management is necessary in view of the potential of biomedical waste to infect other patients, workers and professionals concerned," the green court said. It stated that there are gaps in complying with Central government guidelines issued to manage related garbage and sought urgent remedy in the matter. The court highlighted that about 101 metric tonnes ofwaste was being generated every day in diagnosing and treating patients across the country. As per the information given by state pollution control boards, 2,907 hospitals, 20,707 quarantine centres, 1,539 sample collection centres and 264 testing laboratories, are involved in generating waste.