The National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi govt to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file a detailed affidavit and asked bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in the capital.
The NGT has also asked the government to keep a track of any hospitals that have their own system of dealing with bio-medical waste. “The counsel appearing for DPCC is directed to file a comprehensive affidavit only by the Member Secretary giving total number of hospital, nursing homes, laboratories and other allied medical facilities in NCT, Delhi.
“Out of these, what is the extent of generation of bio-medical waste per category. Further, the quantum of generated bio-medical waste facilities that reach to them… The NCT, Delhi (government) is directed to furnish complete details to the DPCC and file a copy,” the bench said.
The next date of hearing has been fixed for October 19 where all medical “facilities” in the city have been asked them to be present before it their data and systems. The tribunal had in July directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to properly manage bio-medical and solid waste in the state and said any violation would lead to imposition of environmental compensation of ₹ 50,000 on them.
The NGT had earlier said that there should be no throwing of any medical, bio medical or any other waste into Ganga and if any hospital was found doing so anywhere, the authorities would recover ₹ 20,000 per violation from them. It had directed Uttarakhand government to construct at least two more bio-medical waste and hazardous waste plants to meet the requirement of hospitals in the state.
