COIMBATORE: Residents of localities near the Employees State Insurance Corporation hospital on Kamarajar Road, Singanallur, are troubled by smoke coming out of the waste being burnt at the hospital.

S. Chandrasekar, an activist who works in the area, said for the past four months waste was being burnt at regular intervals at the hospital.

Clearance of solid and liquid waste is a challenge in itself.

Bangalore is in a better position compared to other parts of the State when it comes to implementation of an action plan on bio-medical waste management.

Twenty-eight hospitals in Karnataka were involved in an internationally funded pilot project for better management of biomedical waste last year.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), along with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), had launched the project in five states, including Karnataka.

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A method called burn and churn is being proposed by the CPCB to deal with the safe disposal of biomedical waste in the country
THE Central Pollution Control Board proposes to implement new technologies to efficiently handle the biomedical waste produced by hospitals across the country.

Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, Dec 14, DHNS:

Acting on the Lok Adalat directions, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued notices to as many as 749 healthcare units in the City for not complying with the Bio Medical Waste Rules, 1998.

These units have also reportedly failed to produce the no objection certificate (NOC) from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).

In a move which may put hospitals, nursing homes and medical institutions in a tight corner, the Margao Municipal Council on Monday issued a note asking all establishments generating bio-medical waste to stop disposing off the waste within the jurisdiction of the civic body with immediate effect.
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Four major and 338 minor facilities are law breakers: Pollution Control Board

Rashmi Menon, Bangalore, November 28, DH News Service:

Four 100+ bed private hospitals and 338 smaller hospitals in the State are in violation of the rule that makes it mandatory for all government as well as private hospitals and nursing homes to link up with government-recognised Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatmen