Kerala must remove biomedical waste from TN in 3 days: NGT
The New Indian Express|December 20, 2024
THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Kerala government and its pollution control board to remove the biomedical waste and mixed solid waste illegally dumped at multiple points bordering Tirunelveli district within three days and file a compliance report on December 23.
SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA

The NGT passed the order on a suo motu case hearing based on a TNIE report.

Hazardous biomedical waste is being frequently dumped from Kerala into Tamil Nadu. Truckloads of waste are allegedly being clandestinely disposed of in pristine forests and farmlands in Tamil Nadu in the middle of the night by miscreants from Kerala. Earlier, dumping was reported from Anamalai, Theni and Nanguneri. Now, waste dumps were spotted in Kodaganallur, Palavoor, Kondanagaram and Sivalarkulam—all in Tirunelveli. The biomedical waste was from the Regional Cancer Centre and Credence Private Hospital, while municipal waste was from Leela Kovalam.

THE NGT has issued notices to all the three establishments, apart from environment and health departments of both states for failing to curb the illegality.

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