Saxena Parul, Pradhan Indira P, Kumar Deepak
Sharda University, Knowledge Park -III. Greater Noida, UP 20310, India.
Galgotias University, Yamuna Expressway Greater Noida, UP 201310, India.
Mater Today Proc. 2022;60:849-858. doi: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.09.507. Epub 2021 Oct 12.
India is ranked 120 among 165 nations with respect to sustainable development and critically suffers from insufficient waste treatment provisions and amenities. And the abrupt occurrence of the COVID-19 virus has aggravated the issue of managing of medical waste in India, manifolds. As a result, the safe disposal of a huge volume of hazardous medical waste has become a top priority. This conceptual study evaluates India's management of medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, this article aims to highlight the inadequacies in India's implementation of the BMW 2016 standards by a synthesis of multiple agency reports (government and non-government) and data obtained directly from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The findings indicate that India is well behind in terms of COVID-19 waste management and requires comprehensive monitoring and implementation systems to enable the achievement of SDGs related to environmental health.
在165个国家中，印度在可持续发展方面排名第120位，严重缺乏废物处理设施和便利条件。而新冠病毒的突然出现，使印度医疗废物管理问题成倍恶化。因此，安全处置大量有害医疗废物已成为当务之急。这项概念性研究评估了印度在新冠疫情期间的医疗废物管理情况。此外，本文旨在通过综合多机构（政府和非政府）报告以及直接从中央污染控制委员会（CPCB）获取的数据，突出印度在实施2016年《生物医疗废物管理规则》方面的不足。研究结果表明，印度在新冠疫情医疗废物管理方面远远落后，需要全面的监测和实施系统，以实现与环境卫生相关的可持续发展目标。
