The Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh launched India's first indigenous Automated Bio Medical Waste Treatment Plant at AIIMS New Delhi.

The Automated Biomedical Waste Treatment Rig, named “S?janam,” was developed by CSIR NIIST (National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology), Thiruvananthapuram.

Features of the Automated Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Plant

•  Disinfection of biomedical waste: It can disinfect pathogenic biomedical waste such as blood, urine, sputum, and laboratory disposables, without the use of costly and energy-intensive incinerators.
• Pleasant fragrance: It can impart a pleasant fragrance to foul-smelling toxic waste.
• Capacity: Daily capacity of 400 kg and is capable of handling 10 kg of degradable medical waste per day in the initial phase.
• Antimicrobial action: The technology has been third-party validated for its antimicrobial action.
• Safe treated material: The treated material is safer than organic fertilizers like vermicompost.