Siliguri, March 23: Clinical wastes are accumulating at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) which does not have a proper mechanism in place to clear the garbage that is hazardous to patients as well as the general public.

DIBRUGARH, March 23: The entire garbage collection and disposal system in Dibrugarh is being overhauled.

The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) will not only have to stop dumping of garbage at Assagao plateau but will also have to immediately fence-- the whole dumping site.
The High Court directed MMC to appoint adequate number of chawkidars and guards within 48-hours guard at the site.

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Mumbai The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has sought proposals to start more bio-medical waste treatment plants in regions of the Thane district and other districts in the state.

Forty-eight hospitals of the city and district, including SSG Hospital, have been served notices by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for being negligent in disposal of bio-medical waste. According to GPCB officials, the notices were issued after a team of officials that surveyed hospitals and clinics in February submitted its report recently.

KARACHI, March 20: The city government has issued a legal notice to the Chinese contractor who was given the responsibility of collecting garbage across the city, saying that despite the passing of over a year since the signing of the initial contract no work has been done on the ground, Dawn has learnt.

DIBRUGARH, March 20

Udhagamandalam: Concerned over the ban on disposable plastic items being increasingly observed in the breach in this hill station, the district and civic administrations have started cracking down on violators.