Pollution Control & Environmental Compliance

Healthcare that protects
the world outside our walls.

Nidhi's Nagar Hospital & Research Centre operates in full compliance with the environmental laws of India and the directions of the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC). This page sets out our commitments, consents and day-to-day practices — for inspectors, authorities and the public alike.

1 · Environmental Compliance Statement

Our declaration

Nidhi's Nagar Hospital & Research Centre (NHRC), Udhampur, hereby declares that it follows the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 (and all subsequent amendments) in letter and spirit. The hospital holds a valid Consent to Operate (Renewal) from the J&K Pollution Control Committee under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

We further comply with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and the general standards of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

2 · Waste Management Details

Segregation, treatment, storage & transport

Bio-medical waste is segregated at the point of generation into colour-coded bins as prescribed under Schedule I of the BMW Rules, 2016.

YellowHuman/anatomical waste, soiled dressings, expired medicines — for incineration / deep burial at the CBMWTF.
RedContaminated recyclable waste — tubing, bottles, IV sets, catheters and gloves — for autoclaving and recycling.
WhiteSharps — needles, syringes, scalpels — disinfected, mutilated and handed over in puncture-proof containers.
BlueBroken or contaminated glassware and metallic implants — disinfected and sent for safe recycling.

Treatment method

All bio-medical waste (Categories 1–7, except liquid waste Cat. 08) is outsourced to M/s Anmol Health Care, an authorized Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF) at Village RakhRara, District Samba (J&K), for incineration, autoclaving, shredding and secured-landfill disposal as applicable.

Liquid waste

Liquid and sewage effluent is treated on-site through the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) with septic tank and soakage pit, meeting JKPCC discharge standards (pH 6.5–8.5, BOD ≤ 30 mg/l, suspended solids ≤ 100 mg/l, oil & grease ≤ 10 mg/l).

Storage & transport

Sealed, weighed and bar-coded non-chlorinated bags are collected from a secured designated point within hospital premises and transported in the CBMWTF's enclosed containerized vehicle, with log-book entries and receipts for every lifting.

Bags collected & handed to the CBMWTF

Month-wise bio-medical waste lifted by M/s Anmol Health Care for the calendar year 2025 (01-01-2025 to 31-12-2025), by bin category — number of bags and weight in kilograms. Click any month to view its individual collection entries.

Month Trips Yellow Red Blue White Total
Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg
Year 202515277163.55109260.551735.1020.70205459.90

Trips = number of authorized lifts by the CBMWTF vehicle. Yellow, Red, Blue and White correspond to the colour-coded categories under Schedule I of the BMW Rules, 2016. Every lift is recorded against a manifest with weighment and receipt.

View full daily collection log (152 lifts)Hide full daily log
Sl. Collection time Yellow Red Blue White Total
Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg Bagskg
101-01-2025 15:18:1310.5012.2000.0000.0022.70
203-01-2025 16:34:5800.0012.3000.0000.0012.30
306-01-2025 16:31:4200.0010.5000.0000.0010.50
408-01-2025 16:46:0000.0011.3000.0000.0011.30
510-01-2025 16:10:1700.0010.5000.0000.0010.50
613-01-2025 13:37:1000.0012.8000.0000.0012.80
715-01-2025 17:28:5123.4011.1000.0000.0034.50
817-01-2025 16:46:1500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
920-01-2025 17:02:1721.1023.7000.0000.0044.80
1022-01-2025 16:27:1611.1012.3000.0000.0023.40
1124-01-2025 15:22:3700.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
1227-01-2025 14:53:0000.0013.9000.0000.0013.90
1329-01-2025 16:04:5513.9011.1000.0000.0025.00
1431-01-2025 15:30:0700.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
1503-02-2025 16:45:2300.0013.7100.0000.0013.71
1605-02-2025 15:24:0300.0000.0013.8000.0013.80
1707-02-2025 16:43:5312.0027.8300.0000.0039.83
1810-02-2025 15:26:0225.4000.0010.5000.0035.90
1912-02-2025 15:35:2210.8000.0013.9000.0024.70
2014-02-2025 16:06:1212.9011.1000.0000.0024.00
2117-02-2025 15:31:1010.9011.9000.0000.0022.80
2219-02-2025 15:37:2700.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2321-02-2025 17:48:0000.0014.5000.0000.0014.50
2424-02-2025 16:58:2000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2526-02-2025 14:02:3435.9023.7000.0000.0059.60
2603-03-2025 16:40:4213.8000.0000.0000.0013.80
2705-03-2025 14:24:2500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2807-03-2025 16:42:5800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2910-03-2025 16:23:5000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
3012-03-2025 15:56:3115.3013.1000.0000.0028.40
3117-03-2025 16:41:1212.8013.9000.0000.0026.70
3219-03-2025 16:09:4110.5011.1010.6000.0032.20
3321-03-2025 15:59:3200.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
3424-03-2025 15:08:4411.4012.3000.0000.0023.70
3526-03-2025 15:08:5000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
3628-03-2025 15:04:1214.9000.0000.0000.0014.90
3731-03-2025 14:45:0800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
3802-04-2025 17:22:4500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
3904-04-2025 15:10:4513.6010.5000.0000.0024.10
4007-04-2025 15:14:5200.0011.1000.0000.0011.10
4109-04-2025 15:02:2610.5011.1000.0000.0021.60
4211-04-2025 15:45:1700.0011.3000.0000.0011.30
4314-04-2025 18:33:1400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
4416-04-2025 14:16:0611.3013.4000.0000.0024.70
4518-04-2025 15:20:5500.0011.1000.0000.0011.10
4621-04-2025 15:29:1800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
4723-04-2025 13:56:1525.9013.7000.0000.0039.60
4825-04-2025 18:19:4711.1000.0000.0000.0011.10
4928-04-2025 17:07:0212.7024.3000.0000.0037.00
5030-04-2025 15:36:1111.2022.3000.0000.0033.50
5102-05-2025 16:58:5300.0000.0015.3000.0015.30
5205-05-2025 15:36:0600.0013.9000.0000.0013.90
5307-05-2025 15:18:0811.2012.2013.8000.0037.20
5409-05-2025 15:05:5300.0012.3000.0000.0012.30
5512-05-2025 15:36:0000.0012.6000.0000.0012.60
5613-05-2025 15:36:0000.0010.2700.0000.0010.27
5714-05-2025 15:00:3713.7012.3000.0000.0026.00
5816-05-2025 17:08:5300.0023.8000.0000.0023.80
5919-05-2025 15:34:4314.1013.2000.0000.0027.30
6021-05-2025 15:30:1000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
6123-05-2025 13:25:4612.2024.9000.0000.0037.10
6226-05-2025 13:25:1811.1023.9011.2010.4056.60
6328-05-2025 13:00:5211.3012.6010.9000.0034.80
6430-05-2025 16:11:4223.9012.7000.0000.0036.60
6502-06-2025 15:29:5100.0034.2000.0000.0034.20
6605-06-2025 14:34:1711.1013.2000.0000.0024.30
6706-06-2025 19:41:5210.8012.9000.0000.0023.70
6809-06-2025 16:02:4113.9012.9011.1000.0037.90
6911-06-2025 14:56:5800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
7013-06-2025 15:23:0810.5011.2000.0000.0021.70
7116-06-2025 19:03:2900.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
7218-06-2025 12:43:0024.9000.0000.0000.0024.90
7320-06-2025 11:59:1723.9000.0000.0000.0023.90
7423-06-2025 12:01:1200.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
7525-06-2025 12:11:5811.1013.9000.0000.0025.00
7627-06-2025 12:38:4400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
7730-06-2025 12:22:4212.9011.7000.0000.0024.60
7802-07-2025 13:46:2212.3000.0000.0000.0012.30
7904-07-2025 12:09:5213.9000.0000.0000.0013.90
8007-07-2025 12:13:5413.2000.0000.0000.0013.20
8109-07-2025 10:54:1413.9000.0000.0000.0013.90
8211-07-2025 11:40:4111.1012.9000.0000.0024.00
8314-07-2025 12:29:5600.0013.4000.0000.0013.40
8416-07-2025 11:41:4000.0012.1000.0000.0012.10
8518-07-2025 14:10:4211.2000.0000.0000.0011.20
8621-07-2025 15:53:0013.1000.0012.1000.0025.20
8723-07-2025 12:06:3013.1000.0000.0000.0013.10
8825-07-2025 14:25:1900.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
8928-07-2025 13:22:3200.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9030-07-2025 12:40:5614.1015.1000.0000.0029.20
9101-08-2025 14:18:3300.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9204-08-2025 16:25:3800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9306-08-2025 15:29:0315.5012.5000.0000.0028.00
9408-08-2025 14:23:3500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9511-08-2025 13:33:2800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9613-08-2025 15:15:1023.9011.2000.0000.0035.10
9715-08-2025 16:54:5100.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9818-08-2025 13:46:4500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
9920-08-2025 15:36:0123.9518.2500.0000.00312.20
10022-08-2025 15:19:3014.9000.0000.0000.0014.90
10125-08-2025 15:57:5711.1013.8010.6000.0035.50
10201-09-2025 15:15:2400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10304-09-2025 13:50:4000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10406-09-2025 15:06:3400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10508-09-2025 12:57:1400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10611-09-2025 14:58:5913.9036.9000.0000.00410.80
10715-09-2025 16:47:5900.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10816-09-2025 15:10:3700.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
10919-09-2025 14:27:2800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
11022-09-2025 13:27:0300.0012.3000.0000.0012.30
11124-09-2025 16:32:0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
11227-09-2025 15:57:2800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
11329-09-2025 14:21:0500.0012.9000.0000.0012.90
11401-10-2025 14:59:0500.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
11504-10-2025 18:07:5012.9037.3010.9000.00511.10
11606-10-2025 15:20:3800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
11708-10-2025 16:20:4900.0026.2000.0000.0026.20
11810-10-2025 15:59:0300.0049.8013.4000.00513.20
11913-10-2025 16:09:1600.0013.2000.0000.0013.20
12015-10-2025 15:07:0000.0000.0012.9000.0012.90
12117-10-2025 14:31:4700.0011.1000.0000.0011.10
12220-10-2025 14:01:5000.0010.2000.0000.0010.20
12324-10-2025 14:13:2600.0011.1000.0000.0011.10
12427-10-2025 14:12:2910.7012.6000.0000.0023.30
12529-10-2025 17:21:2011.7012.9000.0000.0024.60
12631-10-2025 13:39:3700.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
12703-11-2025 16:10:3100.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
12805-11-2025 13:41:5200.0024.6500.0000.0024.65
12907-11-2025 14:05:5600.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
13010-11-2025 16:41:3100.0012.9000.0000.0012.90
13112-11-2025 16:35:4510.8013.9000.0000.0024.70
13214-11-2025 13:33:2400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
13317-11-2025 16:48:1311.1012.9000.0000.0024.00
13419-11-2025 13:49:4300.0012.9000.0000.0012.90
13521-11-2025 16:09:1800.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
13625-11-2025 14:37:4511.1023.1000.0000.0034.20
13728-11-2025 15:01:4600.0011.6000.0000.0011.60
13801-12-2025 15:38:1300.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
13903-12-2025 16:24:3100.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
14005-12-2025 15:40:1300.0013.9000.0000.0013.90
14108-12-2025 11:06:0911.1012.9000.0000.0024.00
14210-12-2025 13:59:1011.1013.9010.9000.0035.90
14312-12-2025 15:18:0100.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
14415-12-2025 15:38:4900.0013.9000.0000.0013.90
14517-12-2025 14:22:4711.7013.9000.0000.0025.60
14619-12-2025 14:02:0110.4010.6000.0000.0021.00
14722-12-2025 15:29:2900.0011.6010.3010.3032.20
14824-12-2025 13:38:4200.0011.2400.0000.0011.24
14926-12-2025 16:07:4400.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
15027-12-2025 16:46:4711.2025.3000.0000.0036.50
15129-12-2025 15:11:4000.0024.4012.9000.0037.30
15231-12-2025 11:29:4411.1012.9000.0000.0024.00
Total — Year 202577163.55109260.551735.1020.70205459.90
3 · Pollution Control Measures

Installed controls, monitored continuously

Effluent Treatment Plant

Runs continuously under a mandatory Annual Maintenance Contract with a daily log book. Waste-water is disposed of only through the ETP.

≤ 0.1 KLDSewage effluent
≤ 5 KLDWater consumption

Air quality

Complies with National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the EP Act, 1986. Exhaust fans and pollution-control devices stay operational at all times.

Noise control

Generators and equipment are maintained so ambient noise stays within the limits of the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.

75 dB(A)Daytime · 6 am–10 pm
70 dB(A)Night · 10 pm–6 am

Fire & leak safety

Fire extinguishers and arrangements for containing accidental leakages or discharges that could cause an environmental hazard.

Self-monitoring

Emission and effluent samples analysed by JKPCC-approved laboratories; treated-waste safety testing reported to J&K SPCB twice a year, with six-monthly checks of all control devices.

4 · Authorizations & Certifications

Consents on record

Consent to Operate (CTO) — RenewalJ&K Pollution Control Committee, Consent No. PCC/digital/24064441472 of 2024, dated 29/05/2024 — granted under Section 25/26 of the Water Act, 1974 and Section 21 of the Air Act, 1981, for an ORANGE-category Health Care Facility. Renewal applied 60 days before expiry as prescribed.
Facility registrationCMO Udhampur Registration No. 0101900031, dated 08/04/2024 — 12-bed Health Care Facility (indoor patients).
CBMWTF agreementMOU with M/s Anmol Health Care, Village RakhRara, District Samba (J&K) — bio-medical waste lifting valid 01/06/2023 to 30/05/2026, with actual lifting certificate on record.
Bar-code systemColour-coded bags affixed with bar-code stickers recording time, date, weight and waste type, per SPCB/CPCB online bar-code requirements.
Water extractionCompliance with Hon'ble NGT direction in OA No. 438/2018 regarding permission from Central Ground Water Authority / Jal Shakti Department.

Copies of consent orders, lifting certificates and the CBMWTF agreement are maintained at the hospital and available for inspection by the Pollution Control Committee and other authorities on request.

5 · Environmental Queries

Who to contact

Sanjogita Nagar Environmental Officer / Bio-Medical Waste Management In-charge (Nodal Officer)
Nidhi's Nagar Hospital & Research Centre 9/153 Lambi Gali, Sabzi Mandi, Gole Market, Udhampur 182101, J&K
Public & departmental queries Reach us via WhatsApp or through the contact page — environmental queries are answered on priority.
6 · Awareness & Training

Trained staff, informed community

Staff training

All medical, nursing and housekeeping staff receive periodic training in segregation of bio-medical waste into colour-coded bags, safe sharps handling, and collection procedures — including induction training provided by our CBMWTF partner at no extra cost. Records of training and any incidents are maintained as prescribed under the Rules.

Community awareness

NHRC promotes safe disposal awareness among patients and attendants — clear bin signage across the hospital, guidance on medicine and sharps disposal at discharge, and participation in local health-and-hygiene awareness initiatives in Udhampur.

Annual Reporting

Accountable, year after year

We furnish annual reports on generation, collection, storage, transportation and disposal of bio-medical waste to the Pollution Control Committee in the prescribed format, maintain all relevant records, and remain under regular JKPCC surveillance monitoring.

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On Record

Compliance documents

The actual consents, agreements and certificates on file at NHRC — open to inspection by the Pollution Control Committee, authorities and the public.