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ABSTRACT Biomedical waste arising during the corona pandemic stands as a challenge to the whole world .The covid 19 outbreak has left its impact on the health, environment, social and economic sectors .The absence of a strategy for disposing of covid 19 related biomedical wastes is still a threat. Improper practices such as dumping of pandemic biomedical waste in municipal dustbins, water bodies ,open spaces etc. leads to the spread of diseases .The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had in March 2020 issued specific guideline (revised in July 2020)for handling, treatment and disposal of such waste at healthcare facilities ,quarantine centers ,homes, sample collection centers, laboratories, urban local bodies and CBWTFs. CPCB also released Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in February 2021for disposal of pandemic waste through incineration in common hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facilities. Present study illustrates the practice of biomedical waste disposal responding to the novel corona virus.