Collector Raja Kumari unveiling a public awareness poster titled “Think Before You Throw Waste” in Nandyal on Saturday

Nandyal: District Collector G Raja Kumari has instructed officials to ensure that all government and private hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and diagnostic centers in the district strictly comply with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) guidelines on biomedical waste management.

At a review meeting held at her chamber on Saturday, the Collector reviewed the current pollution control measures with officials from the health, municipal, and panchayat raj departments.

She underlined that environmental protection is a shared responsibility and urged all medical establishments to handle biomedical waste in accordance with legal and environmental standards.

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