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hospitals have waste disposal plants in J&K

Tahir Mushtaq GNS JAMMU, Oct 2: As most of the health institutions in Jammu and Kashmir are openly ‘defying’ the Bio-Medical Waste Disposal norms and have failed to install treatment plants, state government has issued a fresh warning to them, threatening their closure. In a warning issued by State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), it has asked nearly 200 nursing homes and healthcentres to comply with the orders issued by the government from time to time, or be prepare for the closure of their units. In accordance to rule 5 (2) of Bio Medical Waste Management and Handing Rules 1998 (Amended 2003 it is mandatory for every occupier to set up bio medical waste treatment facilities like incinerators, autoclave, microwave system for the treatment of waste or ensure treatment of waster at a common waste treatment facility or any other treatment facility. But in J&K very few Health institutions have installed this facility. It has been observed in some of the health care centres the bio med