<p>Observing that there are huge gaps continued in compliance with statutory bio-medical waste management rules, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said remedial action needs to be “planned.”</p>.<p>The principal bench of the NGT headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that state pollution control boards can further reduce the gap to ensure better compliance.</p>.<p>The tribunal was hearing a plea seeking remedial action against non-compliance with the Bio-Medical Waste Rules, 2016, and for handling and treatment and disposal of waste generated during treatment/diagnosis/ quarantine of Covid-19 patients.</p>.<p>The tribunal was considering a status report by the Central Monitoring Committee of the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change.</p>.<p>Noting that data submitted by 23 states and Union Territories, a bench said, “The huge gaps in compliance of statutory bio-medical waste management rules still continue and unless duly addressed, such gaps will continue to compromise the public health and environment.”</p>.<p>The tribunal also modified the requirements for a new common bio-medical waste treatment facility and said environmental training programmes were desirable for district magistrates.</p>.<p>A common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility treats biomedical waste generated from a member healthcare facility to reduce its adverse effects on human health and the environment.</p>.<p>The ministry had formed a committee to review the implementation of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules.</p>.<p>The green panel pointed out that according to rules, only a member healthcare facility with 1,000 beds could ensure disposal and treatment of bio-medical waste through a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility, located within 75 kilometres.</p>
<p>Observing that there are huge gaps continued in compliance with statutory bio-medical waste management rules, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said remedial action needs to be “planned.”</p>.<p>The principal bench of the NGT headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that state pollution control boards can further reduce the gap to ensure better compliance.</p>.<p>The tribunal was hearing a plea seeking remedial action against non-compliance with the Bio-Medical Waste Rules, 2016, and for handling and treatment and disposal of waste generated during treatment/diagnosis/ quarantine of Covid-19 patients.</p>.<p>The tribunal was considering a status report by the Central Monitoring Committee of the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change.</p>.<p>Noting that data submitted by 23 states and Union Territories, a bench said, “The huge gaps in compliance of statutory bio-medical waste management rules still continue and unless duly addressed, such gaps will continue to compromise the public health and environment.”</p>.<p>The tribunal also modified the requirements for a new common bio-medical waste treatment facility and said environmental training programmes were desirable for district magistrates.</p>.<p>A common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility treats biomedical waste generated from a member healthcare facility to reduce its adverse effects on human health and the environment.</p>.<p>The ministry had formed a committee to review the implementation of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules.</p>.<p>The green panel pointed out that according to rules, only a member healthcare facility with 1,000 beds could ensure disposal and treatment of bio-medical waste through a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility, located within 75 kilometres.</p>
