VCP 421: Medicine Section

F.STANDARDS FOR DEEP BURIAL

• A pit or trench should he dug about 2 meters deep. It should be half filled with waste, then covered with lime within 50 cm of the surface, before filling the rest of the pit with soil.
• It must be ensured that animals do not have any access to burial sites. Covers of galvanised iron/wire meshes may be used.
• On each occasion, when wastes are added to the pit, a layer of 10 em of soil shall be added to cover the wastes.
• Burial must be performed under close and dedicated supervision.
• The deep burial site should be relatively impermeable and no shallow well should be close to the site.
• The pits should be distant from habitation, and sited so as to ensure that no contamination occurs of any surface water or ground water. The area should not be prone to flooding or erosion.
• The location of the deep burial site will be authorised by the prescribed authority.
• The institution shall maintain a record of all pits for deep burial.