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BIOMEDICAL WASTETribune News ServiceMohali, November 12Officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) have decided to check records of all hospitals responsible for disposal of such waste here. The decision comes in wake of recovery of biomedical waste from a scrap dealer at Makhan Majra by Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee. It is to be noted that the waste in question reportedly belonged to a private hospital, located in Mohali. “We are yet to receive any information from our counterparts in Chandigarh in this connection,” said Sharma. He added that there was system of bar-coding in connection with disposal of such waste in the state..