Mumbai Treatment Plants Fail To Effectively Tackle Sewage Menace
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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First Published: Feb 05 2002 | 12:00 AM IST