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Bio-Medical waste storage limit 24 hrs
Source: Financial World , Chandigarh, Date: , 2009
The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has issued directions
to all nursing homes, clinics and hospitals , directing them to ensure
that the storage time for bio-medical waste should be reduced to 24
hours. Instructions have been issued following the directions from the
Ministry of Environment in this regard. As per the instructions, it has
been stated that the storage time of bio-medical waste up to 48 hours
may not be right for hot and humid climate areas, so the concerned
SPCB/PCC should ensure either to reduce the time to 24 hours or store
such waste in cold containers till they were transported to common
facility on a case-to-case basis. Officials of the CPCC said, “This is a
follow-up action on the recommendations contained in the 184th report of
the committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha, regarding the
management and handling of The Bio-Medicals Waste (Management & Handling
) Rules, 1998.
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