Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to go tough on the private hospitals and nursing homes found violating the rules regarding waste disposal.
BMC Health Oficer SP Shrivastava directed the sanitation in-charge in al the wards to impose spot fines on the nursing homes and private hospitals found disposing waste in open.
Besides, he has also directed the in-charges to take action against the nursing homes and private hospitals which lack authorization of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) or are not registered in the Chief Medical and Health Officer’s (CMHO) office or if they do not have membership of Bhopal Incinerators limited.
These orders were given in a meeting with Sanitation in-charge and management of nursing homes and private hospitals regarding bio-medical waste management held here on Friday. The meeting was convened on the direction of BMC Commissioner Vishesh Ghadpale.