Closure warning for 1,800 well being centres in Bihar over waste disposal lapses

By PTI

PATNA:  The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) mentioned on Tuesday that it was issuing notices to 1,800 healthcare centres within the state, which have did not adjust to the norms laid down for bio-medical waste disposal, warning them of closure.

Ashok Kumar Ghosh, the chairman of the BSPCB, mentioned these centres, in six districts of the state, have been being served a “proposed closure direction” with a 15-day window to make sure abidance of the foundations set for the disposal.

“If these 1800 well being care amenities or facilities fail to stick to the norms pertaining to scientific storage, transportation and remedy of medical waste at Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTF) within the state inside 15 days, the BSPCB will order their closure.

“The board will also request the power distribution companies to cut off electricity supply to these healthcare units under such circumstances,” Ghosh advised PTI.

Patna has the utmost variety of erring well being care models, he mentioned, including that different districts the place guidelines have been being flouted are Bhojpur, Buxar, Nalanda, Rohtas and Kaimur.

The board was compelled to take this ‘harsh step’ because the medical centres, regardless of repeated reminders, didn’t make amends, Ghosh acknowledged.

“District Magistrates (DMs) concerned have been given intimation about the notices being sent to these erring medical centers in their respective districts, said the board chairman. BSPCB scientist Dr Naveen Kumar said non-compliance of waste disposal rules could pose serious threat to human and environmental health. All medical establishments in the state are required to comply with bio-medical waste management rules, 2016. Non-adherence to the rules is a serious offence,” Kumar advised PTI.

A CBWTF is a arrange the place biomedical waste from well being care amenities is imparted crucial remedy to cut back adversarial results that it might pose on human well being and surroundings, the scientist defined.

“The board has time and again instructed hospitals, nursing homes and other medical establishments across the state to get their biomedical waste treated at authorised CBWTFs in Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Gaya.”

“These CBWTFs send their vehicles to health centers for collection of waste which is then disposed of at designated sites following rules. Some health centers, however, ignore these norms and dispose of biomedical wastes at public places, endangering lives of people,” he added.

PATNA:  The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) mentioned on Tuesday that it was issuing notices to 1,800 healthcare centres within the state, which have did not adjust to the norms laid down for bio-medical waste disposal, warning them of closure.

Ashok Kumar Ghosh, the chairman of the BSPCB, mentioned these centres, in six districts of the state, have been being served a “proposed closure direction” with a 15-day window to make sure abidance of the foundations set for the disposal.

“If these 1800 well being care amenities or facilities fail to stick to the norms pertaining to scientific storage, transportation and remedy of medical waste at Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTF) within the state inside 15 days, the BSPCB will order their closure.

“The board will also request the power distribution companies to cut off electricity supply to these healthcare units under such circumstances,” Ghosh advised PTI.

Patna has the utmost variety of erring well being care models, he mentioned, including that different districts the place guidelines have been being flouted are Bhojpur, Buxar, Nalanda, Rohtas and Kaimur.

The board was compelled to take this ‘harsh step’ because the medical centres, regardless of repeated reminders, didn’t make amends, Ghosh acknowledged.

“District Magistrates (DMs) concerned have been given intimation about the notices being sent to these erring medical centers in their respective districts, said the board chairman. BSPCB scientist Dr Naveen Kumar said non-compliance of waste disposal rules could pose serious threat to human and environmental health. All medical establishments in the state are required to comply with bio-medical waste management rules, 2016. Non-adherence to the rules is a serious offence,” Kumar advised PTI.

A CBWTF is a arrange the place biomedical waste from well being care amenities is imparted crucial remedy to cut back adversarial results that it might pose on human well being and surroundings, the scientist defined.

“The board has time and again instructed hospitals, nursing homes and other medical establishments across the state to get their biomedical waste treated at authorised CBWTFs in Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Gaya.”

“These CBWTFs send their vehicles to health centers for collection of waste which is then disposed of at designated sites following rules. Some health centers, however, ignore these norms and dispose of biomedical wastes at public places, endangering lives of people,” he added.