PANJIM: A committee of the Goa Medical College consisting of officials formed a month ago, to coordinate the waste disposal in GMC met for the first time on Thursday to decide the effective disposal of bio-medical waste.

Speaking to Herald, Medical Superintendent of Goa Medical College Hospital, Dr Rajan Kunkolienkar said that the committee assessed the situation and requirements for effective bio-medical waste disposal.

Lack of arrangements for disposal of solid waste in private hospitals and clinics has posed health hazards.

Garbage disposal poses health risks to residents of Tippenahalli

Residents of Tippenahalli near Lakshmipura lake wake up to stench and smoke every morning. The area, located a few kilometres from the Peenya Industrial Area, has been turned into a dump yard by industries, hospitals, research organisations, hotels and marriage halls. The NICE Ring Road between Magadi Road Junction and Jindal, cuts across the place. The lake is one side of the road and Tippenahalli lies on the other side.

PORVORIM: The issues of cleanliness and disposal of garbage dominated the Socorro gram sabha on Sunday.

The villagers alleged that the panchayat was not paying enough attention towards cleanliness of the village. “There has been rise in the number of construction workers due to spurt in construction activities in Socorro. During monsoon, there is every possibility of spreading diseases like typhoid, cholera, etc,” complained the villagers.

MARGAO: Hospicio’s non-functioning lift and accumulated bio-medical waste came to haunt the authorities once again, with visitors to the hospital questioning the storage of the waste along the passage leading to the paediatric ward, even as the hospital lift broke down once again, stranding a staffer on Tuesday.

The presence of the bio-medical waste on the passage leading to the paediatric ward invited ire from a group of visitors, who demanded to know why the waste is not cleared from the hospital in a time-bound manner. “The waste is easily accessible to the children.

Legal action will be taken against persons and owners of factories without any discrimination, who are involved in burning and illegally making the batteries causing envi-ronmental hazards in the r

Disposing medical waste safely in households is a tough task.

Biomedical waste disposal in the SCB Medical College and Hospital has almost come to a standstill over the last week due to the breakdown in the incinerator since the hailstorm of May 28.

Private hospitals and clinics in Federal capital daily generate hazardous hospital waste, which is not properly disposed of, but dumped in the city causing serious health problems.