The technology developed by Thiruvananthapuram-based National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) to convert biomedical waste to soil manure will be released shortly after getting clearance from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), according to NIIST Director C. Anandharamakrishnan.
Addressing the 21st annual convocation of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal on November 4, Mr. Anandharamakrishnan said handling biomedical waste from hospitals and incinerating them is a big challenge.
The NIIST has devised a technology wherein biomedical degradable waste, namely blood, urine, saliva, cotton and tissues get converted to soil manure in two stages when a solution is added. “The technology, the first in the world, is ready for deployment. Once we get clearance from the CPCB, the same can be used across India,” he said.
