Indian cities are facing problem of Biomedical waste management in the wake of urban development.The number of healthcare facilities is increasing day by day resulting in large-scale generation of bio medical waste.It has been observed that inadequate disposal of biomedical waste is creating highly unhygienic environment and posing serious heath threat for inhabitants.Present paper discusses the issue of biomedical waste management from a wider perspective with special emphasis on chemical waste which is one of the most hazardous wastes in present context.Various types of biomedical waste with reference to generation, handling and disposal practices are presented.It includes study and analysis of the parameters which affect the quality of environment to explore their impact on city environments.The current practices of handling such waste is presented based on a study conducted in city of Pune, which is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra, India.It is aimed to put forth the importance of adequate handling and treatment of biomedical waste with reference to healthy and hygienic living environment for inhabitants to live in.
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Acharya et al. (2014) studied this question.