Hospital fined Rs 50,000 over waste disposal

Bio-medical waste cannot be mixed with solid waste and left untended

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Last Updated on December 29, 2021 by The Health Master

Greater Noida: The public health department of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Hope Hospital.

The hospital is situated in Sector Delta 2 for disposing of non-segregated biomedical waste of the hospital and leaving it untended in the hospital premises.

Instructions were further given to deposit the amount with the authorities within 10 working days, along with a warning that if the hospital management was found repeating the act, strict action would be taken as per the terms of the lease deed.

“Under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rule 2016 applicable in Greater Noida, all hospitals are required to segregate the bio-medical waste and arrange for its disposal to the dumping point.

Bio-medical waste cannot be mixed with solid waste and left untended, ” said Salil Yadav, deputy general manager in charge of the public health department, GNIDA.

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