KHANEWAL:Deputy commissioner Agha Zaheer Abass Sherazi on Monday warned private hospitals’ management and owners of poultry farms to stop hurting environment by their improper disposal of waste or else be ready to face legal action.
Medical waste is poisonous for human and throwing poultry waste and dead birds in canals creates unbearable stench leaving canal water polluted and unusable for animals to drink, the DC said while presiding over a hospital waste supervisory committee meeting held at his Office.
The DC said that selling medical waste just to earn meager amount instead of its proper disposal was putting human life at risk. Moreover, throwing dead birds and poultry waste in canals was also a reason behind polluting water and overall environment.
Sherazi ordered registration of FIRs against owners of private hospitals having no proper arrangement for disposal of medical waste. He warned that poultry farms involved in polluting environment would be sealed.
He said that all the private hospitals be held bound to install incinerators or make some alternate arrangement to dispose of medical waste properly and waste management committees be formed at each hospital.
The DC said that during open courts he held at different areas of Khanewal, a large number of people complained about the stench caused by poultry farms.
He said that poultry farms should face FIRs on violations of environment act and added that cases should also be got registered against elements involved in purchasing medical waste from hospitals.