Aafrin Kidwai 
Sanitation workers face immense risk in dealing with potentially COVID infected waste (Picture for representational purpose only)
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has fined the JP Nagar branch of Manipal Hospitals Rs 1 lakh for violating waste management rules.
The News Minute reports that the hospital staff was found handing over medical waste mixed with dry waste to an open lorry. A penalty challan of Rs 1 lakh was raised.
Bio-medical waste is to be handled as per Bio-medical Waste Rules 2016 only. Under these rules, healthcare establishments must categorise and dispose of biomedical waste into different coloured bags to identify the type of waste.
