Sṛjanam Rig:
Union Minister for Science & Technology launched India’s first indigenous Automated Biomedical Waste Treatment Plant, named Sṛjanam, at AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Sṛjanam is an automated, eco-friendly biomedical waste treatment rig designed to disinfect pathogenic medical waste without incineration.
- Location: AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Developed by: CSIR-NIIST (National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology), Thiruvananthapuram.
- Under Ministry: Ministry of Science & Technology.
- Implemented by: AIIMS in collaboration with CSIR.
- It Uses non-incineration technology to disinfect biomedical waste such as blood, urine, lab disposables.
- Employs a specialized antimicrobial process to neutralize pathogens.
- Converts treated waste into safe organic material, reducing hazardous emissions
