PCB notice to hospital
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has issued closure notice to the City Hospital on MG Road in Ernakulam for violating pollution control norms. The hospital has been directed to stop functioning within 15 days and take steps for handling bio-medical waste as per the rules. Till then the patients should be moved to other hospitals without causing any inconvenience to them.The Board had earlier issued closure notice to Cochin Hospital on MG Road for the same reason. New notices have been issued to Medical Trust Hospital, and Ernakulam Medical Centre, Palarivattom. Considering the reply given by the hospitals to the notice served earlier, the Board has given 15 days to adopt pollution control measures.These hospitals will have to take steps to segregate and manage bio-medical waste. They can avail of the facility provided IMAGE based in Palakkad.
(The Hindu, 13th July 2007)
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