NEW DELHI: The management of waste from COVID-19 isolation wards and quarantine camps is now part of “essential services”.
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the central pollution watchdog CPCB has included the services of common biomedical waste treatment and disposal facilities (CBWTF) associated with management of waste from COVID-19 isolation wards and quarantine camps under “essential services”.
“CPCB has received some references regarding difficulties in operation of handling bio-medical wastes,” the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said. (AGENCIES)
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