![]() ![]() However, no serious efforts have been made in the past 10 years to ensure scientific handling of biomedical waste. Kangra and Mandi are the biggest districts of the state having a large number of private and public health institutions, including a medical college at Tanda. Since most of the hospitals do not have waste-treatment plants and incinerators, liquid waste generally finds its way into drains while the solid waste is dumped at municipal dumps or even in the open.Įxtensive use of plastic for making various medical equipment and other things has also led to an increase in waste that needs special treatment plants for its disposal. ![]() Most of the waste generated in health institutions contains infectious agents that can lead to serious diseases and even epidemics. The waste generated in hospitals and medical institutions has become a major environmental and health hazard in the state and there is an immediate need to ensure its scientific disposal. ![]()
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