EPA issues legal notice to Rawal Hospital for poor waste management July 29, 2021
Islamabad : Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Wednesday served a legal notice to Rawal Hospital at Lehtrar Road for poor management of hazardous waste posing serious risk to environment and human health.
Director General Pak-EPA Farzana Altaf Shah told this agency that the notice was served after repeated complaints raised by the citizens at the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit (PMDU) portal highlighting clear violations of the law made by the hospital administration.
Ms Shah said in view of the complaints of citizens registered at PMDU, the Environmental Monitoring Team (EMT) of Pak-EPA was directed to visit the Rawal Hospital Lehtrar Road Islamabad to ensure the compliance of Hospital Waste Management Rules, 2005 and address concerns of the citizens.
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