Table 3 Biomedical waste generated during pandemic second wave. Source: Central Pollution Control Board
States | Total BMW in tones | %Share of COVID19 BMW |
|---|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | 25 | 40 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 0.5 | 22 |
Assam | 9.3 | 6 |
Bihar | 35.9 | 3 |
Chhattisgarh | 6.5 | 42 |
Goa | 1.9 | 23 |
Gujarat | 58.4 | 38 |
Haryana | 27.9 | 47 |
Himachal Pradesh | 5.7 | 40 |
Jharkhand | 7.8 | 7 |
Karnataka | 94.5 | 18 |
Kerala | 66.6 | 36 |
Madhya Pradesh | 25.2 | 29 |
Maharashtra | 81.3 | 23 |
Manipur | 1.1 | 12 |
Meghalaya | 1.5 | 17 |
Mizoram | 1 | 3 |
Nagaland | 0.7 | 11 |
Odisha | 24.6 | 27 |
Punjab | 20.1 | 20 |
Rajasthan | 25.7 | 19 |
Sikkim | 0.5 | 3 |
Tamil Nadu | 71.8 | 19 |
Telangana | 25.4 | 20 |
Tripura | 1.42 | 1 |
Uttar Pradesh | 68.4 | 23 |
Uttarakhand | 5.8 | 34 |
West Bengal | 47.3 | 12 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.7 | 2 |
Chandigarh | 5.8 | 33 |
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 0.4 | 18 |
Delhi | 47.6 | 39 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 8.4 | 30 |
Ladakh | Not available | Not available |
Lakshadweep | 0.1 | 9 |
Puducherry | 7.7 | 23 |