MKCG fined Rs 26L for BMWTP violation
BERHAMPUR: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has imposed Rs 26 lakh penalty on Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital (MKCG MCH) for violations in its biomedical waste treatment plant (BMWTP) operations.
The penalty followed a CPCB inspection last month that revealed multiple breaches of standard operating procedures and biomedical waste management standards. Despite warnings to improve its systems, the hospital authorities failed to respond, leading to the fine. Failure of payment, the board warned, will attract stringent action as per the National Green Tribunal’s guidelines.
Following the penalty notice, MKCG MCH held an emergency meeting on December 18, deciding to outsource waste treatment to a private agency in Sheragada from January 1.The one-year contract aims to manage approximately one quintal of daily biomedical waste generated by the hospital.
