Medical waste found dumped in vacant land at Chettipalayam
The Hindu
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Two truckloads of medical waste was found dumped in a vacant land at Chettipalayam near Coimbatore on Sunday.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and the Revenue Department are trying to find out the persons who were involved in the dumping, after photos and videos of the medical waste circulated on social media.
Sources from Chettipalayam said the medical waste was found in the vacant land located around 100 metres off Chettipalayam – Palladam Road. Youngsters in the locality who went to play cricket were surprised to see syringes and drug vials discarded in the open. They took photos and videos of the waste and shared them with journalists and authorities.
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