On15th June, Secretary of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, and the Chairman of Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Dr. K. Sasikumar, and Member Secretary Bishu Karmakar, inspected the bio medical waste management infrastructure at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGM Hospital].
According to a press release, every ward at IGM Hospital is equipped with an adequate number of color-coded bins for bio medical waste disposal, including yellow, red, white, and blue bins. The hospital also possesses autoclaves, needle cutters, and sterilization facilities. Primary storage is organized with color-coded chambers, and dedicated bio medical waste management plant at Devendrachandra Nagar, West Tripura has been recently handed over for operation. Furthermore, the hospital has installed two liquid waste treatment plants with a capacity of 50 KLD each to manage sewage and liquid waste effectively.
During the visit, Dr. Devashree Debbarma, the Medical Superintendent, urged authorities to reassess and enhance liquid waste treatment procedures. Dr. K. Sasikumar emphasized the importance of sanitizing health workers on bio medical waste management practices and called upon both public and private health centres to strictly adhere to bio medical waste management guidelines.
