Collector Reena Babasaheb Kangale has asked officials to ensure that bio-medical waste generated from various hospitals and nursing homes in the district is disposed off safely. The collector directed Environment Officer RP Shinde to ensure that the concerned agencies take effective steps in this direction.
While maintaining that bio-medical waste if dumped in open area could be source of health hazard for locals and damage the environment as well, the Collector told officials to get medical waste collected by concerned agency from the city and dispose them at the designated place. She also asked Shinde to take stern action against the agency failing to lift bio-medical waste. The Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) and civil surgeon were also told to ensure proper system for treatment of waste from hospitals.
Further, the Collector asked Commissioner of Korba Municipal Corporation to make sure serious monitoring of bio-medical waste treatment takes place. She said that incinerators must be utilised in Korba city as well for treatment of bio-medical waste while discouraging deep burial process adopted for disposing off bio-medical waste.