2. Bio-medical waste management and handling) rules 1998 preuribe that there should be a Common
Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTA at every 1s0 Inn in the country. CBWTFs have been set up and
are functioning in cities and towns. However, establishment of functional CBWTF throughout the country must
he ensured Considering the above muurative, how many CHWTI should be installed in Himachal Pradesh (HP)?
How muny in Northem India? In smurt cities and in Neuo cities how muy such facilities should be generated?
Sketch the functionality of such units in the state of HP and 10 snur cities proposed in HP. [10]
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APCD - Air Pollution Control Device
BMWM Rules - Bio-medical Waste Management Rules
CBWTF - Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal
Facility
CO - Carbon Monoxide
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board
CRZ - Coastal Regulation Zone
DG - Diesel Generator
EC - Environmental Clearance
EIA - Environment Impact Assessment
ETP - Effluent Treatment Plant
GPS - Global Positioning System
HCFs - Health Care Facilities
HCl - Hydrochloric Acid
HOWM & TM Rules - Hazardous and Other Waste (Management &
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
MHz - Mega Hertz
MoEF& CC - Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
KM - Kilometer
KW - Kilowatt
MoU - Memorandum of Understanding
NABL - National Accreditation Board for Testing and
Laboratories
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