Doctor slapped Rs 25,000 fine for violating medical waste disposal guidelines

Indore: A city-based medical practitioner has been slapped a fine of Rs 25000 by the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) for dispensing clinical waste in a litter bin that was meant for public usage near Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) College.

This came following an inspection conducted by Vivek Gangrade, Health Officer, who was on his round in the area. During this, Gangrade found the litter overflowing from the public dustbin that included dispensary letter pad, medicine packets, and so on.

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Taking note of the violation of guidelines for disposal of medical waste, Gangrade ordered chief sanitary inspector Ashish Kapse to investigate the matter. The probe revealed that the entire litter belonged to the doctor who runs a clinic in Yeshwant Niwas Road area.

Thereafter, the IMC team took action against the doctor upholding the order of additional commissioner Rajneesh Kasera. The doctor was called on the spot and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000.

As per a recent media report in The Free Press Journal, The team also explained to the doctor that litter bins on the road are for public use and throwing garbage of a house or clinic is prohibited. They also advised Dr Kumat to throw his dispensary litter in the garbage collection van which collects garbage door to door.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that three health care institutions of Guwahati faced the wrath of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (CMC) for not following the norms regarding Bio and Solid Waste Management. This had come after Guwahati Municipal Corporation along with the professional technicians of the Pollution Control Board of Assam initiated an investigation on some hospitals and diagnostic medical centers in order to ensure that bio-waste and solid waste management protocols are carefully followed there.

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