journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 4 Issue 2MultidisciplinaryEnglish2022NNY20221230ArticleCORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) PANDEMIC: EMERGING CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIAN SCENARIOEnglishY616SonamAngmoEnglishNShachiShahEnglishYYogitaKharayatEnglishY10.47062/1190.0402.02Generation and management of a huge quantity of waste and associated contamination risk during and post Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is a potential global environmental problem. Like other countries of the world, India is also facing the challenges of proper segregation and disposal of the (COVID 19) waste generated from the last few months. Coronavirus (COVID19) waste like face masks, Personal protection equipment, sanitizer container, gloves, common packaging plastic waste generated from the hospital, household, restaurant and E-commercial sector, etc. are mostly made up of plastic and are associated with potential contamination risk. The world is already facing the problem of disposal and management of plastic pollution before the pandemic, COVID waste has posed an extra burden on the environment. Further, people who are engaged in the handling and disposal of COVID 19 waste could spread infection as they are working without proper personal protection equipment. Various government agencies in the world like WHO and CPCB in India have prepared the guideline for the management of COVID 19 waste i.e., biomedical, solid, and plastic generated during the pandemic. This paper highlights the urgent need for treatment of COVID 19 waste in fast track manner to avoid the transmission of the virus. The study highlights the Generation of COVID Waste during Pandemic, Rules and Guideline for waste management in India, Impact of COVID-19 waste on environment, and strategies for COVID Waste Management in Indian scenario.EnglishCovid-19, Waste, Management, Treatment, Pandemic, Guidelinehttps://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=210References1619