Amrita Hospital, Kochi received Kerala State Pollution Control Board’s award forbest environmental practices – 2019 in the hospital sector for its sustained efforts to control pollution and environmental protection. Amrita Hospital has been conferred this award for the fifth consecutive year.
Chief Minister, Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan presented the award at the function held at the Energy Management Centre, Thiruvanathapuram on June 6th, 2019. The award was received by Dr. Jaggu, Additional General Manager, Sri. Rajappan, General Manager of Water Treatment and Biomedical Waste Management Department, and Sri. R.R. Rajesh, Senior Research Officer of Amrita Hospital.
The award has been instituted by the state government for best practices in a number of categories: pollution control, effective management to control air and water pollution, energy and water conservation, CSR activities, and protection of the environment. The award is given by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on World Environment Day.