Mumbai Treatment Plants Fail To Effectively Tackle Sewage Menace

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Last Updated : Feb 26 2013 | 12:54 AM IST

Less than 25 per cent of the waste, including hazardous bio-medical waste generated daily by hospitals in Mumbai, is treated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) before it is released into the sea.

A senior Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) official said:

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