CPCB director Santosh Kumar said they would be investigating into the case "in detail". He said when there were incinerators at the PGIMER and an authorized contractor for transporting the waste to the incinerators, then it became all the more important to find out the people behind the thefts."Since GMCH-32 has been sending its bio-medical waste to the PGIMER, it is PGIMER's responsibility to ensure proper disposal of the waste. It is quite serious if medical waste is being supplied outside," Kumar added. Kumar said he spoke to officials of GMCH-32 and they told him that they had been sending bio-medical waste to PGIMER for proper disposal. "If it is going out from PGIMER, it is quite shocking and needs to be probed. I have called a meeting of officials from both the medical institutes on Monday to ask them to find out the reality. Action will be taken against the guilty after probing the matter in detail. I will also ask for a detailed report on the issue," Kumar added.

`Illegal dealers'

Sources in Chandigarh Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said scrap dealers at Dhanas and its adjoining areas were involved in illegal activities. "We are going to write a letter to the estate office of Chandigarh administration to remove all such scrap dealers. We have informed the wing about this earlier too," said a senior official.