File cases against officers of government hospitals for breaking rules of management of organic waste !
Mumbai : Rules regarding management of organic waste have been violated by government hospitals at Pen and Alibag. Immediate action should be taken against the responsible officers for such breach by conducting inquiry, was the demand made through complaint lodged by delegation of ‘Arogya Sahayya Samiti’ of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) with Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Mumbai and Konkan Regional Commissioner. Dr. Uday Dhuri, spokesperson of HJS, Shri. Narendra Surve and Shri. Satish Sonar were present on the occasion.
Responses from officers
1. Dr. Amar Supate, Principal Scientific Officer : Congratulations to you for taking up this issue ! We see to it that private hospitals follow these rules quite meticulously; but we don’t get response from government hospitals. We have to face many difficulties. We shall conduct inquiry into concerned officers and take action.
2. Shri. Jagadish Patil, Konkan Regional Commissioner : Private hospitals are exploited by officers of Pollution Control Board. Many complaints are received about them. Government hospitals are not bothered of such rules.
