Gurugram, July 2 -- Sanitation workers in Gurugram Sector 23A complained of improper disposal of biomedical waste (BMW) during a cleaning drive on Thursday. Used syringes, dressings, gloves, and scalpels were found openly dumped along the roadside in the Om Vihar locality, according to collection agents, who said the failure to segregate biomedical waste from domestic waste poses a serious health risk.

A sanitation worker, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the hazardous waste was found at two to three sites along the boundary wall of a public park in Om Vihar. "Nearby clinics are openly dumping their waste and violating the disposal norms mandated under the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016," the worker said.

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