Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Bio-Medical Waste Management During COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted On:
02 FEB 2021 4:26PM by PIB Delhi
Guidelines issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) “Handling, Treatment & Disposal of Bio-medical Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients”, are being followed by all Central Govt. Hospitals. During COVID-19, Central Government Hospitals have been advised to manage and dispose the bio-medical waste as per as Bio-medical Waste Management Rules-2016.
All the Central Govt. Hospitals located in States/Union Territories are equipped with Bio-medical Waste facility.
The details of bio-medical waste generated by some major Central Government Hospitals under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are as below:
Annexure
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Sl no.
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Name of Hospitals
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Bio Medical waste generated during COVID-19 Category wise (in Kg)
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Yellow
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Red
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Blue
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White
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1.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi
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432553
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538968
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215891
|
3004
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2.
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Lady Harding Medical College & Associate Hospital, New Delhi
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87860
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105759
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17090
|
12508
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3.
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Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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497104
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363323
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43354
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3498
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4.
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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi
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94554
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122374
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25538
|
3489
|
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5
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National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
(NITRD), New Delhi
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4391.63
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13513.14
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3539.7
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295.65
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6.
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Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
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60956.9
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27329.5
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3030.1
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365.55
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7.
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National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
(NIMHANS), Bengaluru
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19883
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20080
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1434
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1727
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8.
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North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences
(NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
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15663.19
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9467.65
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506.6
|
121
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9.
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Post Graduate Instituteof Medical Education & Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh
|
686889
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292401
|
74251
|
1038
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10.
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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health
(LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam
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472.14
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704.815
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108.668
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8.495
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11.
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Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) Delhi
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5382.89
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6653.36
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1197.94
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106.45
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12.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab
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788.65
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179.69
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0
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0
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13.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh
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113561
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52311.6
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1651
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265.8
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The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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