India, Feb. 19 -- Delhi will soon get new Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTFs), Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Wednesday. The facility aims to strengthen the Capital's capacity to handle rising biomedical waste.

Chairing a high-level meeting with officials of the National Productivity Council (NPC), the Environment Department, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Sirsa reviewed a detailed framework for expanding biomedical waste management infrastructure in the city. The proposed plants will be set up on sites measuring at least 0.5 acres and will use advanced treatment technology. A tender for the project will be floated soon, officials said.

The move comes as Delhi currently generates...