Mumbai: Residents troubled by biomedical waste plant in Govandi. Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Some residents of Govandi are against the bio medical plant running in their area. This is the same plant where the daily generated biomedical waste in Mumbai is taken.
The plant is operated by SMS Envoclean Pvt Ltd which is responsible for running the CBWTF (Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility). Biomedical waste mainly includes that which is being discharged from hospitals i.e. syringes, scalpels, broken glass, sanitary napkins, swabs, face masks, and any kind of medical waste that is found in COVID care centers or dedicated COVID health care centers. was born in Which were set up in different parts of the city during the COVID-19 crisis.
In a letter to the judges of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the judges complained about a bio-medical waste plant in the area, which they say emits toxic fumes. They said they are hoping that the courts will take suo motu cognizance of the issue as it pertains to the lives of many people living around it.
Shaikh Fayaz Alam of Govandi New Sangam Welfare Society said that the plant emits a lot of black smoke which he fears could be life threatening. “In the year 2007 when BMC awarded this tender to operate this plant, it was allotted in the middle of a highway on Mankhurd Ghatkopar link road near Deonar dumping ground in Sathe Nagar area of ​​Govandi. In 2009 this plant And operative, though the slum dwellers around Govandi during that period were illiterate and bothered to understand what exactly the plant was and how it became a nightmare in the years to come. may be,” said their complaint letter to the NGT.
When contacted by BMC officials, they said that their responsibility as an urban local body (ULB) was limited to providing space for the plant to operate and the pollution caused by it was investigated by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Should be known officials.
When contacted, MPCB officials said that there is a long-term plan to shift the Bio Medical Plant from outside the city to Khalapur in Raigad. “However, it will take 18-24 hours as environment clearance is awaited,” an official said.