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Thanks to the joint efforts of Satyam Shivam Sundram Samiti, a social forum, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and the hospital staff 8212; who have collectively launched a drive since Saturday to tackle filth and unorganised waste disposal 8212; the hospital today presents a different picture.

Says Dr G N Shukla, hospital superintendent, 8220;With a Rs 80 lakh fund sanctioned recently, we are evolving a new system to permanently do away with the biological waste as well as the external filth. The incinerator has recently been repaired while efforts are afoot to have a bigger incinerator to scientifically destroy the waste.8221; He says special training for more than 1,000 class IV and para-medical staff as well as about 500 doctors has also been initiated, which would be completed in a fortnight.

Trolleys, carriers, a tractor leveller and bins of different colours, following which the garbage and medical waste would be collected and scientifically disposed, will be added to the hospital equipment, Shukla said.

Member of Legislative Assembly Yogesh Patel, who is co-ordinating the drive, says, 8220;The problem is grave and can be tackled with the participation of people, the staff and also the patients8217; relatives.8221;

According to Dr Shukla and Patel, all the kutcha portions of the entire hospital area would either be converted into green zones or made concrete so that filth and garbage do not accumulate. Benches would be put up in open area around more than a dozen wards for relatives of patients to rest. Currently, family members of patients put up at open spaces and cook there itself.

A panel of experts drawn from different hospitals and medical college faculties has been formed to supervise proper execution of medical waste disposal, they add.