Nagpur Municipal Corporation slaps four hospitals, pathology lab with fines for dumping biomedical waste
NMC has been taking action against those who were found throwing garbage, displaying lighting on trees, spitting on the road, using plastic, spreading construction material on road, and those who disposed biomedical wastes in an improper manner on a daily basis now.;
Nagpur: Four hospitals and one pathology lab in Nagpur were fined for improper disposal of biomedical waste and garbage by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation as part of their efforts under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Two hospitals, Gastro Vision and Medigrace hospitals under the Laxmi Nagar Zone, were fined Rs 50,000 each as the NMC officials found biomedical waste inside the garbage near the hospitals.
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The other two hospitals which were penalized for not disposing of biomedical waste properly include Ortho Hospital and Respire Hospital in Ramdaspeth under the Dharampeth Zone, as per a media report in the Live Nagpur.
Lal Pathology on New Narsala Road was fined Rs 5000 for throwing garbage near the lab.
NMC has been taking action against those who were found throwing garbage, displaying lighting on trees, spitting on the road, using plastic, spreading construction material on road, and those who disposed biomedical wastes in an improper manner on a daily basis now.
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