Bio-medical waste a health hazard in Jharkhand
(WorldNews India)

The wastes pose threat not only to human but animals also, say health experts. State pollution board will set up three new common bio-medical waste incineration facilities in state. ranchi Updated: Jun 24, 2019 15:22 IST Sanjoy Dey & Subhash Mishra Hindustan Times, Ranchi/ Dhanbad Roughly 60% Jharkhand’s bio-medical wastes generated from hospitals, nursing homes and clinics across the state go untreated in absence of proper disposal facilities, according to pollution officials and environmentalists. The state has around 5,500 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics but only two common bio-medical waste incineration facilities are functioning, officials at the Jharkhand state pollution...