The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), earlier this week, identified these healthcare facilities and had given them seven days to get the certificate. “As many as 405 healthcare facilities in the city are yet to apply for the authorisation certificate under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules (BMW) 2016,” said Kuldeep Singh, regional officer, HSPCB. “Every health facility in the city has to sign a contract with a biotech company set up in Sector 37 for treatment of the biomedical waste generated. “Initially, the registration fees to get the certificate was ₹8,000 to ₹10,000, depending upon the bed capacity of the facility. The state government has now cancelled the registration fees as facilities are already paying to get biomedical waste bar-coded,” said Gupta.

Source: Hindustan Times February 18, 2020 15:54 UTC