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Private Hospital Slapped Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Dumping Bio-Medical Waste In Bhubaneswar

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has imposed penalty on several establishments including a private hospital and a commercial bank in Odisha capital for violation of sanitation norms.

Continuing its drive against violators of its regulations on dumping garbage, the BMC imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Sparsh Hospital situated at Kharvela Nagar in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

In a tweet, the BMC said the penalty was imposed on the hospital for “illegal dumping of mixed bio-medical waste”. “Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Khurda has been informed to initiate action as per Clinical Establishments (Registration & Regulation) Act against the Hospital,” it added.

On Friday, the municipal corporation collected a penalty of Rs 10,000 from a branch of Bank of Baroda at Jharpada in Ward 32. The bank was found dumping used and unnecessary papers and document in a drain near it.

Similarly, the BMC collected penalty of Rs 10,000 from Omm Medicine Store near the bank for poor sanitation measures like dumping of waste on road and drain.

OB Bureau

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