University Grants commission on Tuesday setup a five-member panel headed by an AIIMS professor for framing guidelines for use, storage and disposal of radioactive and hazardous chemicals. This came in the wake of radioactive exposure in Delhi.

The committee has been given a month’s time to prepare the guidelines keeping in view all safety guidelines framed by the regulating agencies. Prof G K Rath from AIIMS, Dr A K Kohli, Dr S P Kale and Dr H S Kuchwaha from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Dr D D Deshpande from Tata Memorial Centre are the members of this committee.

“The guidelines will give a formula on how to handle all types of hazardous material, including the radioactive and chemical materials used in the scientific labs in universities, colleges and other institutions,” UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat said.

Rath is from the department of radiotherapy from AIIMS and has been associated with Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.