The Hindu   10.08.2012

Bio-medical waste treatment facilities to be set up

Haryana on Thursday decided to set up common bio-medical waste treatment facility tentatively at Faridabad, Hisar, Jhajjar and Karnal for the management and handling of bio-medical waste of all government and private hospitals in the State.

Haryana Chief Secretary P. K. Chaudhery also constituted a committee which would be headed by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Health) for drafting and finalising the process for setting up these facilities.

He said that funds for the project would be sought from the Central Government and the Pollution Control Board would also make a contribution of Rs. 65 lakh.The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest provides subsidy of Rs. one crore for setting up these projects.

“The Municipalities concerned would provide land which would be on the outskirts of the major cities tentatively selected for setting up these facilities,’’ he added.