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Ruia sits on Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board notice
In a big blow to SVRRGG Hospital (Ruia Hospital), the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) had issued show-cause notice to the hospital authorities pointing out the non-compliance of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Tirupati: In a big blow to SVRRGG Hospital (Ruia Hospital), the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) had issued show-cause notice to the hospital authorities pointing out the non-compliance of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Though the notice was served almost a month back, the hospital authorities did not respond to it though they were given only 15 days. It was a known fact that the disposal of waste in Ruia Hospital is not done properly.
Without having a dedicated dumping yard which should have been established following a set of parameters, the solid and bio-medical waste collected from various wards and operation theatres is being dumped in an open place.
They did not even buy the dustbins to dump the garbage. The Principle Secretary of Health Medical and Family Welfare Dr Poonam Malakondaiah during her visit to Ruia Hospital on Monday also said that the sanitation was far better in Ruia compared to the previous years.
Obviously, she was kept in dark about the situation near IDH ward, and the APPCB notices to the Hospital. The Environmental Engineer of the APPCB A Narendra Babu has mentioned in the notice that bio-medical waste was not being segregated at wards and laboratories in accordance with the rules.
The segregated bio-medical waste has to be kept in the bags with specific colour codes. Even that was not being followed properly. In addition, bio-medical waste is being mixed with general waste such as paper, plastic, food waste etc. Mutilation/shredding for needles, syringes, glass etc. was not being carried out.
Needle cutters were not working at all generation points and there was no puncture proof, leak proof and tamper proof containers to dispose the needles and they said that it was clearly a violation of rules. The hospital authorities were also not maintaining any records in any form in accordance with the Bio-Medical Waste Management rules.
There was no treatment plant to treat the liquid waste generated from various places and through disinfecting activities in the hospital. All the untreated waste water was being discharged into municipal drains. The APPCB clearly said that the house keeping was poor and they are not storing the bio-medical waste and general garbage in closed shed, which causes unpleasant smell in the surrounding areas.
The Pollution Control Board officials also pointed out that during their interaction with the medical staff it was observed that they are not aware of segregation of bio-medical waste. More importantly, any hospital having 100 beds and above should take Consent For Establishment (CFE) and Consent For Operation (CFO) from the APPCB.
Ruia did not take these consents. CFO is levied on the establishment cost that includes land, buildings and machinery. Significantly, the neighbouring Government Maternity Hospital is fulfilling all the bio-medical waste norms. Even, they have established a closed room to store the bio-medical waste which will be sent to common bio-medical waste treatment facility regularly.
A Narendra Babu told The Hans India, normally there would be only 10 per cent of bio-medical waste and 90 percent of general waste. The 10 percent of bio-medical waste has to be segregated and keep in colour coded bags. “We have issued show-cause notice for the non-compliance of rules. After getting the reply, we will proceed further accordingly,” he maintained.
