Now, Pingalwara comes up with another noble initiative

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 23

A medical incinerator for burning bio-medical waste generated at the medical facilities run by the Pingalwara Charitable Society was inaugurated at its Mannawala branch on Saturday. The plant was inaugurated by Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, IG.

The Pingalwara management stated that the plant was set up at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. The project was funded by Harbans Singh, a resident of Ekalgadda village in Tarn Taran, who is presently living at Apna Ghar, an old age home run by the society. Harbans Singh has made the donation in memory of his mother Kartar Kaur and father Mewa Singh.

Dr Inderjit Kaur of Pingalwara said a 100 feet high chimney had been installed as part of the plant so that harmful gasses emitted during the burning of bio-medical waste were released at height without causing any harms to the city residents.

She said that proper management of biomedical waste is essential to protect human health and environmental pollution.

Honorary secretary of society Dr Mukhtar Singh, vice-president Dr Jagdeepak Singh, members Rajbir Singh, Dr Sarabjit Singh Chhina, Col Darshan Singh Bawa (retd) and others were also present on the occasion.