NGT Directs Team of Centre, CPCB to Supervise Scientific Disposal of COVID-19 Waste
The National Green Tribunal directed a team, comprising the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), to supervise handling and scientific disposal of COVID-19 waste in accordance with the guidelines.
Key Features
- A bench headed by NGT Chairperson directed the Chief Secretary of States and Union Territories to closely monitor the scientific storage, transport, handling, management and disposal of COVID-19 waste as its improper handling poses a grave threat to the environment and health of people.
- The tribunal said that while the Bio Medical Waste Rules deal with waste generated in dealing with infectious diseases, the coronavirus pandemic has presented ....
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