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KMC mulls to set up its own medical waste treatment plant

At a time when controversy over alleged scams of biomedical wastes at R G Kar Hospital are making headlines, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering plans to set up its own medical waste treatment plant for proper disposal of such wastes.

Staying Safe

India must take chemical safety and waste disposal issues very seriously and develop more cogent ideas for underground disposal, considering its technical barriers, legal environment, waste characterization and conditioning. This includes assessment of isolation of chemical waste safely from the environment and the development of sophisticated eco-friendly technologies