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Over 1.60 lakh healthcare facilities in country operating without permission
NEW DELHI : The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal Tuesday that over 1.60 lakh healthcare facilities across the country have not obtained requisite permission under Bio-medical Waste Management (BMWM) Rules and running without authorisation.The apex pollution monitoring body told the green panel that as per the annual report submitted by state pollution control boards, out of 2,70,416 healthcare facilities, only 1,11,122 units have applied for authorisation and 1,10,356 HCFs have obtained authorization under BMWM Rules, 2016.Out of these 2,70,416 nos of HCFs, only 1,10,356 HFCs are authorized till the year 2019, it said."Apart from those who have applied and those who have obtained authorisation, there