Speaking on condition of anonymity, a faculty member said, "Instead of converting the dry waste into compost, it was openly burnt early in the morning. The toxic smoke emanating from it is not only harmful for patients, but also for their relatives and staff.

He further said, "It is unfortunate that such an act goes unsupervised, especially in the state's largest referral hospital, which attends to hundreds of indoor and outdoor patients on a daily basis."

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A senior doctor attached to the hospital said, "The toxic fumes not only pollute the air, but also adversely impact the health of patients, especially those undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis etc." He added, "In foreign countries, closed incinerators are used for burning dry garbage, so that the smoke doesn't pollute the environment. It is high time that such an irresponsible practice is stopped."

When contacted, RM Dange, executive engineer at B ward, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation does not collect garbage from JJ Hospital, and the PWD and hospital management deals with it. However, he mentioned that the hospital burning waste inside the campus was wrong. Even after repeated attempts to contact the dean, Dr MB Tayade, he could not be reached for comments.

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