PANAJI
Taking suo moto cognizance of dumping and open burning of garbage at the Goa Medical College Complex, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has imposed a fine of Rs 2500 on the GMC administration.
GSPCB has directed the Goa Medical College administration to implement good waste handling procedures within seven days of its order.
The Board has issued detailed instructions on how to handle garbage generated in the hospital premises.
“Collection and segregation of waste should be done in a scientific manner with proper handling of the segregated waste,” said Goa Pollution Control Board Chairman Ganesh Shetgaonkar.
Shetgaonkar also said that there is a need for the Kundaim Bio-medical facility to be commissioned as early as possible.
Presently all bio-medical waste from all government hospitals is been incinerated at GMC and as a result this facility is overloaded.
Meanwhile, the cleaning agency Ecoclean and hospital food serving agency Sodexo have been served show-cause notice by the Dean of Goa Medical College Shivanand Bandekar. Sodexo has replied to the notice of the Dean. However, Ecoclean are yet to reply to the Dean’s notice.
It can be recalled that Goa Pollution Control Board had taken sou-moto cognisance of the environmental hazard that is caused by burning of the bio-medical waste.
The Board held GMC responsible for breaching provisions of Bio-Medical waste rules 1998 and Environment (protection) Act 1986.
