Chandigarh: The weakening second wave of covid that hit the city with a surge in infection and death has caused another uptick – the generation of biomedical waste.
During its peak in April when the active case once passed the 6,900 mark, a total of 1,52,098 kg waste produced.
This number dwarfed 74.124 kg of waste produced in the same month last year – when the pandemic only settled with around 15-20 cases active.
Maybe it’s not much different.
While the number for this month last year which has a height of 150 active cases is 1,02,875 kg, it is 1.65,729 kg in the same period when the active case has passed 8,600.
On average 5.346 kg per day of biomedical waste is produced in that month.
The numbers were destroyed from the report compiled by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) for 16 months (April 2020 to 2021) and sent to the Center in the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
In total, this city has produced 22,77,627 kg of biomedical waste in 16 months.
October 2020 recorded the highest generation waste at 1,70,604 kg.
It was the time when almost all hospitals and medical facilities had continued facilities for non-covid patients and the city hobbled back to some kind of normal.
Chandigarh has 890 health care facilities, including 49-bedded and 841 is unbearable, the report said.
Ensuring the proper disposal of biomed waste, said Daaicovid biomedical waste produced from three medical institutions – PGI, government medical colleges and hospitals, sector 32, and government multispecialty hospitals, sector 16 – and quarantine hospitals, and city corporations.
Debendra Dalai, Director UT Secretary of the Environmental-Cum member, CPCC, said the committee ensured the registration and disposal of biomedical waste in the city, which helped secure the top position in this country.
In the order last year, NGT has observed that the disposal of Covid-19 waste in general or sewerage without harmful protection.
Recommend using best practices and new ideas under supervision, in addition to compiling data from all sources to prevent unintentional strategic planning spills and assistance.
Orders request to educate waste handlers, staff and residents about preventive measures they must take, and demand a local model plan.
The Green Court told the central pollution control board to coordinate with the Media Department and the Center and the State for this purpose.
NGT has also directed the UT government to ensure scientific storage, transportation, handling, management and disposal of Covid-19 waste and submit a compliance report with the rules for managing biomedical waste, 2016.
Last year, the state pollution control board Haryana.
Already agreed to help the UT government in the disposal of biomedical waste related Covid-19, if an emergency situation occurs such as damage to processing biomedical waste and exhaust facilities (BWTF) Chandigarh.