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The HCF has granted authorization under BMW Rules, 2016 vide no. BMW/Renewal/BTI/2023/24405272 dated 21.12.2023 for capacity 30 beds, which was valid upto 31.03.2024.
Now, the hospital has applied for fresh consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 for operation of health care facility of bed capacity 30 beds along with consent fee of Rs. 12000/- vide UTR no. POD015703068 dated 20.03.2024 under Water Act, 1974 and of Rs. 12000/- vide UTR no. POD015703137 dated 20.03.2024 under Air Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 31.12.2029 under both the acts. The HCF has also deposited the NOC regularization fee of Rs. 2000/- vide UTR no. POD015703332 dated 20.03.2024.
The HCF has submitted copy of an agreement of 30 beds executed with common facility of M/s Med Waste Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bidowali authorized by the Board for Non-Bedded wherein MEM has under taken the liability of collection, transportation and treatment / disposal of Bio-Medical Waste generating from the hospital. The agreement is valid upto 31.12.2027.
The HCF has submitted the certificate from EO, MC, Maur vide no. 4302 dated 15.03.2024 in which stated that the HCF is situated within the limits of Municipal Council, Maur Mandi and the land falls under Mixed Land Use area. Further, the stated that the MC, Maur Mandi office has no objection for operation of hospital at site
The Board vide order no 229 dated 14.09.2023 has decided to facilitate the entrepreneurs with "Auto generation of renewal of consent to establish / operate / authorization of any category of Small Scale industries / projects / Health Care Facilities (upto 50 beds) and Hazardous Waste generating industries” on the basis of self-declaration by these entrepreneurs and shall be without any inspection / physical verification by the officers of the PPCB. The Board vide order No./379 dated 23.10.2023 has decided that the HCF upto 30 bed capacity which are discharging their liquid waste into public sewer and operating within MC limit of town where terminal STP have been installed shall be granted consent to operate as well as authorization without installation of individual ETP as an interim arrangement subject to the condition that HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended upto dated and subsequent amendments if any.
In the present case, the HCF has bed capacity of 30 no. and is disposing effluent into MC Sewer, which is connected with terminal STP.
The hospital is complying with the provisions of the Biomedical Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 as well as provisions of Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. Recommendations:
Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the hospital for operation of hospital of 30 beds capacity for a period upto 31.12.2029, subject to conditions as per policy of the Board alongwith special conditions as follows:
1. The HCF shall get the validity of agreement made with Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment Facility extended well before its expiry and submit the same to the Board.
2. The HCF shall comply with the provisions of Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 all the time.
3. The HCF shall comply with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 all the time.
4. The HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended upto date and subsequent amendments if any.
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