Gujarat Pollution Control Board, GPCB has decided to enhance its biomedical waste facilities in view of COVID-19 pandemic.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that at present there are 20 Common Treatment Plants are currently operational throughout the state where biomedical wastes including COVID-19 waste are being processed on a daily basis.<br />''<br />''Gujarat Pollution Control Board is facilitating the processing of over 33 tonnes of biomedical wastes on a daily basis across the state during this pandemic. It includes nearly 20 tonnes of COVID-19 wastes.<br />''<br />''A senior official from GPCB told AIR that Ahmedabad has reported the highest number of COVID cases in the state and also the highest amount of COVID waste is generated from Ahmedabad, so the board has decided to double the waste processing capacity of Ahmedabad and Mahesana Common Treatment plant.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">At present, both the plant have the capacity to treat biomedical waste up to 24 tonnes which will be enhanced to 51 tonnes in the coming days. He said that at present the state holds the capacity of processing biomedical waste up to tone 73 tonnes on a daily basis.</span><br />