India, Dec. 6 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued show-cause notices to KEM Hospital and BYL Nair Hospital after finding lapses in the handling of biomedical waste, following complaints from staff and visitors about hazardous dumping practices.

In an RTI response dated November 25 to activist Chetan Kothari, the MPCB confirmed that its officials had inspected both hospitals after receiving email complaints in September, and subsequently initiated legal action through its compliance module.

Kothari said he was alerted by hospital employees and visitors about biomedical waste being dumped "in an unsafe and unhygienic manner".

"I filed the RTI to understand what action was taken. We had assumed the problem was lim...