Biomedical Waste Treatment Plant

Why in News?

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched India’s first indigenous automated biomedical waste treatment plant named ‘Srijanam’ at AIIMS New Delhi.
• Developed by CSIR’s National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram.

Srijanam:

• It is designed to disinfect pathogenic biomedical waste, including blood, urine, sputum and laboratory disposables, without relying on expensive and energy-intensive incinerators.
• It also neutralises odours, giving a pleasant aroma to otherwise toxic waste.
• It has a total daily capacity of 400 kg, i.e. it can manage a maximum of 400 kg of biomedical waste per day.

National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST):

• A premier research institute functioning under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
• It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and conducts research in various scientific and technological fields.
• Its main objective is to promote research in the areas of green technology, advanced materials, biotechnology, chemical sciences and energy management.
• It was established in the year 1975.