Archive · 19 Aug 2026
GITAM University Opens Hazardous Chemical and Bio-Waste Facility
GITAM University opened a new facility for managing dangerous chemical and biological waste.
The facility is on the university’s campus in Visakhapatnam.
It was created with help from the Department of Science and Technology.
Funding and support came through the PURSE scheme.
S. Anantha Ramakrishna officially opened it on Tuesday.
The facility will be used by research and laboratory units.
It can safely handle used acids and hazardous organic solvents.
It can also temporarily store biological waste.
The goal is to make research safer and more environmentally responsible.
GITAM Deemed to be University inaugurated a hazardous chemical and bio-waste management facility on its Visakhapatnam campus.
The facility was established jointly by GITAM and the Department of Science and Technology.
The project was supported under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence scheme.
S. Anantha Ramakrishna inaugurated the facility on Tuesday.
It will enable secure handling and temporary storage of used acids, hazardous organic solvents, and bio-waste.
- Who
- GITAM Deemed to be University, the Department of Science and Technology, and S. Anantha Ramakrishna.
- What
- A hazardous chemical and bio-waste management facility was inaugurated.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- On the campus of GITAM Deemed to be University in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To provide secure handling and temporary storage of hazardous chemical and biological waste for university research and laboratory units, supporting a safer and more sustainable research environment.
- Facility
- Hazardous chemical and bio-waste management facility
- Location
- GITAM Deemed to be University campus, Visakhapatnam
- Joint support
- GITAM Deemed to be University and the Department of Science and Technology
- Scheme
- Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE)
- Inaugurated by
- S. Anantha Ramakrishna, dean of the School of Science
- Users
- Research and laboratory units across the university
- Waste covered
- Used acids, hazardous organic solvents, and bio-waste