12. CPCB may ensure that for strict compliance of the rules, the compensation regime is duly applied against the defaulters, following due process. Standards of handling of BMW need to be duly complied. The authorities must ensure that waste is disposed of only through authorized agencies, common facilities are located as per siting guidelines and they must have EC. There should be no pilferage by unauthorized recyclers. Adequate number of common bio-medical facilities should be set up . The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs may oversee compliance atleast every quarter in terms of direction of this Tribunal vide order dated 16.01.2019 in O.A. No. 606/2018 followed by further orders. The Chief Secretaries may inter-alia ensure that authorization is secured by every health care facility in their respective jurisdiction and also there is adherence to the norms. Similarly, the District Magistrates may, at their level, take necessary steps in their Districts, in accordance with the District Environmental Plans. As found by the Oversight Committee for UP, ETPs are either not provided or are not functional in various health care facilities as required under the Rules. Compliance in this regard may be ensured in all States/UTs. While permitting deep burials, it may be ensured that ground water contamination does not take place. ”
