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| Throwing rules to wind, inoperative machinery worth 54 lac purchased | | Case file biting dust in Secretariat | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 12: Unfruitful expenditure of more than half a crore rupees was incurred upon the purchase of BMW incinerators for the two major hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir that too without the approval of the state pollution control board, hence reflecting non- serious approach of the authorities in equipping the health centres with proper infrastructure.
The documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that as per the guidelines issued by the central pollution checking board, the installation of the bio-medical waste incinerator should be allowed only after the approval of the concerned state pollution control board.
However, throwing rules to the wind, authorities at the two major hospitals of the state without the approval of the state pollution control board, finalised the contract for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 50Kg/ hour capacity incinerators at two hospitals in JK.
According to the official documents, the suppliers installed the equipment and payment of rupees 51.71 lakh was released in their favour. Furthermore, an expenditure of more than two lac rupees was incurred for the related work.
Ironically, the hospital authorities were eager for the purchase and the installation of the incinerators while sidelining the guidelines of the central checking pollution board, same were not pressed into service as there was no approval for the same issued by the state pollution control board- as was the laid down procedure. According to reports, the pollution board of Jammu and Kashmir repeatedly informed the hospital authorities to apply with the requisite documents for the grant of mandatory clearance to operate the incinerators. However the hospital authorities delayed the matter and left the incinerators unused. Later, when much pressure, the authorities at these two hospitals applied for the permission, the state pollution control board found much deficiency including the treatment and the disposal of scrubbed water generated from air pollution control device of the incinerators. The Pollution board while examining the case further also found that no proposal for the installation of Effluent Treatment Plant for the treatment of liquid waste generated from the hospitals had been furnished by the hospital authorities. Finally, the permission by the pollution board of the state was not accorded to operate the incinerators.
The incinerators thus left dysfunctional and inoperative for the disposal of the biomedical waste generated from the hospital, thus resulting into the unfruitful expenditure of ore than half a crore rupees.
Though the issue was referred to the state government last year by the pollution control board, questioning the way in which the machines were purchased out of the state exchequer without ascertaining their quality, the matter has however so far been shelved. |
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