1,800 Bihar Health Care Centres Issued Closure Warning Over Waste Disposal

Tuesday, 8 November 2022newsdesk

The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said that it was issuing notices to 1,800 healthcare centres in the state, which have failed to comply with the norms laid down for bio-medical waste disposal, warning them of closure.

New Delhi, 08 November 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Ashok Kumar Ghosh, the chairman of the BSPCB, said these centres, in six districts of the state, were being served a "proposed closure direction" with a 15-day window to ensure abidance of the rules set for the disposal. "If these 1800 health care facilities or centers fail to adhere to the norms pertaining to scientific storage, transportation and treatment of medical waste at Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTF) in the state within 15 days, the BSPCB will order their closure.

Source -NDTV