173 hospitals in state implement biomedical waste management system: Punjab govt

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government is taking all necessary measures to implement biomedical waste management and handling system as 173 hospitals working under Punjab Health Systems Corporation have implemented it in the state, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

These hospitals have entered into a contract with the Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) identified by Punjab Pollution Control Board for provision of colour coded bags for storage of bio-medical waste generated in the hospitals and its collection, and then disposing it as per guidelines, he said.

He said, four common facilities have been established in the state at SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Pathankot for scientific handling and disposal of biomedical waste being generated mainly from hospitals, nursing homes and clinics.