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India Launches Indigenous Biomedical Waste Treatment Plant

India launches its first indigenous Automated Biomedical Waste Treatment Rig.

February 11, 2025

Key Points

  • 1Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched Sṛjanam at AIIMS New Delhi.
  • 2The rig was developed by the CSIR National Institute.
  • 3The Minister called for a paradigm shift from Waste to Wealth.
  • 4The Sṛjanam rig is designed to disinfect pathogenic biomedical waste.
  • 5The rig neutralizes foul odors.
  • 6The equipment can handle 10 kg of degradable medical waste per day in the initial phase.

Important Terms

Biomedical WasteTreatment PlantSṛjanamAIIMSCSIR
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Last Updated: 6/6/2025