SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Devansh Yadav has issued a show-cause notice to the Medical Superintendent of Government Medical College (GMC) and Associated Hospital, Rajouri, over a video circulating on social media purportedly showing biomedical waste dumped in the open along a roadside.
Taking serious note of the alleged violation, the Deputy Commissioner has directed the hospital authorities to verify the authenticity of the video and clarify whether the waste belongs to the institution. If it does not, the hospital must provide evidence identifying the agency responsible for the dumping.
The hospital authorities have also been directed to immediately remove the waste and ensure its disposal through an authorised biomedical waste treatment facility. The notice further calls for action against those found responsible.
The Medical Superintendent has been asked to furnish details of the agreement with the authorised waste disposal facility, the date of the last waste collection and the quantity of biomedical waste generated daily.
The reply, along with an Action Taken Report (ATR), photographs of the site before and after cleaning and relevant supporting documents, must be submitted within two days.
The Deputy Commissioner has also directed the hospital to deploy a responsible officer to supervise biomedical waste management on a daily basis and ensure proper disposal.
