Over 1.7L kg Covid-19 waste in Gurgaon last month, highest since pandemic began
Source: Times of India, Date: , 0000
Gurgaon generated over 1.7 lakh kg of Covid-related
biomedical waste in April alone, which is the highest it has produced since the
beginning of the pandemic. According to Biotic, the Municipal Corporation of
Gurgaon’s (MCG) concessionaire for biomedical waste management in the city,
Gurgaon was generating two to three tonnes of Covid waste every day last year,
which has now increased to 10 tonnes every day. From May 1 to May 13, Gurgaon
has already generated 1.3 lakh kg of Covid waste.