Patiala, April 23, 2018: PPCB teams on 21.04.2018 conducted surprise inspections of around 127 hospitals in the State on the directions of Sh. KS Pannu, IAS, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala. These inspections were carried out to check compliance status of the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 made by the hospitals in Punjab. Besides regular visits to the hospitals to check compliance, surprise inspections as a one or two day special drive is also conducted by the Board. Out of 127 hospitals, 107 hospitals were found complying the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 , remaining 20 hospitals were found violating the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Action against the violating Hospitals will be taken under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
In the State of Punjab, there are around 7000 Healthcare facilities which are disposing their bio-medical waste @ 15-16 TPD to the 4 Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities authorized by the Board located at SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Pathankot.