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. 2022 May 31;46(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s42269-022-00847-4

Table 3 .

Biomedical waste generated during pandemic second wave. Source: Central Pollution Control Board

States Total BMW in tones %Share of COVID19 BMW
Andhra Pradesh 25 40
Arunachal Pradesh 0.5 22
Assam 9.3 6
Bihar 35.9 3
Chhattisgarh 6.5 42
Goa 1.9 23
Gujarat 58.4 38
Haryana 27.9 47
Himachal Pradesh 5.7 40
Jharkhand 7.8 7
Karnataka 94.5 18
Kerala 66.6 36
Madhya Pradesh 25.2 29
Maharashtra 81.3 23
Manipur 1.1 12
Meghalaya 1.5 17
Mizoram 1 3
Nagaland 0.7 11
Odisha 24.6 27
Punjab 20.1 20
Rajasthan 25.7 19
Sikkim 0.5 3
Tamil Nadu 71.8 19
Telangana 25.4 20
Tripura 1.42 1
Uttar Pradesh 68.4 23
Uttarakhand 5.8 34
West Bengal 47.3 12
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.7 2
Chandigarh 5.8 33
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu 0.4 18
Delhi 47.6 39
Jammu and Kashmir 8.4 30
Ladakh Not available Not available
Lakshadweep 0.1 9
Puducherry 7.7 23