Aafrin Kidwai 
There has been a 193.9 per cent increase in the amount of biomedical waste in the past one week, according to the Regional Office of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board.
The Free Press Journal reports that pollution board officials said that earlier, two vehicles were enough for the waste generated from the hospitals but now five vehicles have been used to collect hazardous waste. “On April 5, 135 positive patients were found and 463 kilogram/day of biomedical waste was generated.
As the number of patients have been increased to 281 on April 11, the biomedical waste has increased by more than three times to over 1300 kilogram/day, according to officials. The department has been monitoring the treatment and collection of biomedical waste daily through its GPS tracking system.
