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Time of India
08-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC pulls up govt over missing biomedical waste mgmt report
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday pulled up the govt for being unable to produce the status reports on biomedical waste management that it had sought from the deputy commissioners (DCs) of all districts in February.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest division (PIL) filed by the Jharkhand Human Rights Confederation on the improper disposal of biomedical court on Thursday expressed annoyance as the DCs have not taken heed of its February order. It told the DCs to furnish the required report by June 16, when the case would next be 2024, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board had informed the court that biomedical waste treatment plants have been set up in five districts – Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Pakur, Dhanbad, and Adityapur in Seraikela Kharsawan. Another biomedical waste disposal plant is under construction in Deoghar and would be commissioned very soon, the board petitioner organisation had filed the petition in 2012 for compliance of the Environmental Protection Act , under which Biomedical Waste Disposal Management Rules have been formulated and ought to be implemented. In absence of the rules, biomedical waste generated from hospitals, clinics, nursing homes are required to be disposed of in a manner, which does not adversely affect the environment. But biomedical waste was littered in the open and rummaged by stray dogs, the petitioner added.
Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
HC pulls up Jharkhand govt for not submitting reports on biomedical waste management
Ranchi, The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the state government for not being able to produce reports on biomedical waste management sought from deputy commissioners of all districts. The court had, in February, ordered the deputy commissioners of all districts to inform about the status of biomedical waste disposal mechanisms in their respective areas. A division bench of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jharkhand Human Rights Confederation on the alleged improper disposal of biomedical waste in the state. The court, while hearing the petition, expressed its annoyance at the point that despite directions of the bench, the deputy commissioners of different districts have not paid heed to the previous order. The bench granted another opportunity to the deputy commissioners to furnish the required report about the disposal of biomedical waste in their districts. The case will again be heard on June 16. Earlier, it was informed by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board that biomedical waste treatment plants have been set up in five districts- Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Pakur, Dhanbad and Seraikela Kharsawan. A biomedical waste disposal plant is under construction in Deoghar and will be commissioned very soon, the board informed. The organisation had filed the petition for compliance with the Environmental Protection Act, under which Biomedical Waste Disposal Management Rules have been formulated and ought to be implemented. Biomedical waste generated from hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes is required to be disposed of in a manner which does not adversely affect the environment. The petitioner had said that biomedical waste is littered in the open, which is rummaged by stray dogs. However, with the high court monitoring the PIL, the condition has improved, and incinerators have been put to use to dispose of biomedical waste.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
High court pulls up state for not producing sound pollution data
1 2 Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Tuesday pulled up the state govt for not having complied with its earlier order of furnishing information with regards to steps taken to curb sound pollution in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajesh Shankar were hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jharkhand Civil Society, a non-govt organisation, to check sound pollution in the capital and other districts of the state. The high court had also initiated a petition suo motu in the matter. Earlier, the court had ordered the state govt to provide district wise data of steps taken to check sound pollution. The govt affidavit revealed about steps taken in the capital by the administration to curb sound pollution. However, affidavits of the other districts with information of steps taken to check sound pollution was absent. The court granted a last opportunity to the govt to furnish the data of all districts with regards to steps taken to control sound pollution and file the affidavit on May 6. The court also observed that the govt failed to produce information with regards to measures taken to control sound pollution during festivals. The PIL informed that sound pollution norms have been set for residential, commercial and industrial areas, respectively by the Prevention of Sound Pollution Act. However, there is no check on the fixed sound levels, the petitioner said. The case will again be heard on May 6.
