Punjab government is taking all necessary measures to implement Bio-Medical Waste Management and Handling System as 173 hospitals working under Punjab Health Systems Corporation have implemented it in the state, a government spokesman said today.
These hospitals have entered into a contract with the Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) identified by Punjab Pollution Control Board for provision of colour coded bags for storage of bio-medical waste generated in the hospitals and its collection, and then disposing it as per guidelines, he said.
He said, four common facilities have been established in the state at SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Pathankot for scientific handling and disposal of Bio-Medical waste being generated mainly from hospitals, nursing homes and clinics.
