Aizawl, Aug 26 : Mizoram has received a sanction for air quality monitoring stations under the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), Mizoram Pollution Control Board (MPCB) said today.
One station each at Aizawl and Lengpui and two stations each at Lunglei, Kolasib and Champhai will be set up before the jhum burning season between February and March next year, the MPCB said.
The MPCB meeting, held at the office of chairman Er Dunglena, also discussed bio-medical waste management for hospitals in Mizoram.
Endorsing the health department's step to make use of incinerator at Falkawn Referral Hospital by all private hospitals in Aizawl, the MPCB recommended appointment of bio-medical waste in-charges in all the hospitals and inform the same to the MPCB.
The MPCB also suggested inclusion of hospital waste management subject in nursing schools and agreed to press the health department to follow up the central subsidy for setting up common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility under centrally-sponsored scheme.
The MPCB expressed regret over slow progress with regard to solid waste management. It was hoped that the solid waste management programme would yield results by 2015.
Concerned over increasing noise pollution in Aizawl, the MPCB also disapproved the frequent use of public address system during the night.
The meeting agreed to discuss on the enforcement of the Noise Pollution (Regulations and Control) Rules that prohibit among others the use of a loud-speaker or public address system between 2200 hrs and 0600 hrs except in closed premises for communication within, for example, auditoria, conference rooms, community halls and banquet halls.
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