MP: Trial disposal of Union Carbide begins in Pithampur after SC refuses to intervene
3 weeks, 2 days ago

MP: Trial disposal of Union Carbide begins in Pithampur after SC refuses to intervene

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The process for the first trial disposal of ten of the 337 tons of toxic waste, shifted from the Union Carbide plant premises here to Pithampur in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh recently for incineration, began on Thursday after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the matter. “Preparations have begun for the first trial burning of the Union Carbide waste in Pithampur incineration facility”, Indore Division Commissioner Deepak Singh said. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court disposed of the petitions seeking a stay on the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s recent directive to burn the Union Carbide waste in the Pithampur facility by refusing to intervene in the matter. The apex court has asked the petitioners, opposing the disposal of the Union Carbide waste in Pithampur, to move the Madhya Pradesh High Court, currently hearing the case.

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Over 6,500 kg of toxic waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide waste incinerated under Phase-3 of trial
1 week, 4 days ago

Over 6,500 kg of toxic waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide waste incinerated under Phase-3 of trial

New Indian Express  

INDORE: More than 6,500 kg of toxic waste from Bhopal's defunct Union Carbide factory has been incinerated under the third phase of trial incineration in Pithampur industrial area, Madhya Pradesh officials said on Tuesday. As part of the plan to dispose of a total of 337 tonnes of waste from Union Carbide factory, the site of the 1984 industrial disaster, …

BJP, Congress trade allegations as trial burning of Union Carbide waste begins
3 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP, Congress trade allegations as trial burning of Union Carbide waste begins

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and State Congress president Jitu Patwari on Friday engaged in counter allegations after the incineration of the Union Carbide’s 40-year-old toxic waste began at a facility in Pithampur, as part of the first trial run allowed by the High Court. In response, Mr. Yadav charged the Congress had “distributed death” during the 1984’s Bhopal’s …

Trial Incineration of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste Begins
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trial Incineration of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste Begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Amid unprecedented security arrangement in the Industrial town of Pithampur in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, the trial burning of toxic waste, associated with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, on Friday began in the local incineration facility. Ten tons out of 337 tons of toxic wastes shifted from defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal to Pithampur on January two …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis Bhopal gas tragedy: The process of incineration of waste is also being broadcast live outside the waste disposal plant in Pithampur. Bhopal gas tragedy: The incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant began on a trial basis at Pithampur in Madhya …

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court

Live Mint  

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that it will not intervene in the matter concerning the disposal of waste at the Union Carbide Plant as the matter is already being monitored by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory during the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing …

SC Declines to Halt Disposal of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste in MP
3 weeks, 2 days ago

SC Declines to Halt Disposal of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court order on shifting toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and disposing it in Pithampur area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih also refused to stay Thursday's trial run of disposal of the waste …

Supreme Court to state on Bhopal gas leak waste disposal: Prove there's no danger
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court to state on Bhopal gas leak waste disposal: Prove there's no danger

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked authorities to inform it about the precautions taken for the disposal of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur. The petitioner has challenged High Court’s order which was passed in a PIL against non removal of toxic waste from Union Carbide Factory site A request …

Supreme Court lists for urgent hearing plea against first ‘trial run’ of Bhopal gas tragedy waste
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court lists for urgent hearing plea against first ‘trial run’ of Bhopal gas tragedy waste

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to urgently hear petitioners challenging the transportation and dumping of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at Pithampur on Thursday as the first case. Gavai took the decision to hear the case without delay after petitioners made an urgent oral mentioning that a “trial run” of 10 metric tonnes of waste …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Trial Runs To Dispose Of Union Carbide's Toxic Waste Material At Pithampur
1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Trial Runs To Dispose Of Union Carbide's Toxic Waste Material At Pithampur

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the State to conduct the first trial run to dispose of 10 metric tonne of Union Carbide's waste material, at Pithampur facility on February 27 by taking all protocols into consideration. If there is no adverse effect, the second trial run will take place on 04.03.2025 followed by the third trial run …

HC nod to MP govt plan for three-phase trial run for Union Carbide waste disposal
1 month ago

HC nod to MP govt plan for three-phase trial run for Union Carbide waste disposal

Hindustan Times  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday approved the state government’s plan of a three-phase trial run of a total of 30 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory, and studying the results before incinerating the remaining waste. The state started unloading the 337 tonnes of toxic waste in Pithampur, Dhar district on February …

Madhya Pradesh High Court allows for trial disposal of Union Carbide’s toxic waste
1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court allows for trial disposal of Union Carbide’s toxic waste

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday allowed the State government to conduct three trial runs by disposing of 10 tonnes each of the Union Carbide’s 40-year-old toxic waste at an incineration facility in Dhar district’s Pithampur, where a total of 358 tonnes of waste has been lying for more than one and a half months. The court’s directions come …

MP HC allows trial run of Bhopal Gas Tragedy-waste disposal at Pithampur facility
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1 month ago

MP HC allows trial run of Bhopal Gas Tragedy-waste disposal at Pithampur facility

Deccan Chronicle  

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday allowed the state government to carry out a trial run of the disposal of 40-year-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in Pithampur area of Dhar district. In the first trial run, waste will be disposed of at a rate of 135 kilograms per hour. As per the …

MP High Court allows 'trial run' of Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur
1 month ago

MP High Court allows 'trial run' of Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: The trial run of the disposal of four-decades-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory will start at the treatment-storage-disposal facility in Pithampur industrial town of western Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district from February 27. The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s division bench headed by Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and comprising Justice Vivek Jain, allowed the state government on …

Supreme Court notice on plea against disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site in Pithampur
1 month ago

Supreme Court notice on plea against disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site in Pithampur

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a plea challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court decision to transport and dispose of 337 metric tonnes of “hazardous” chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site, in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. The petition filed by Chinmay Mishra has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court’s December 2024 and January 2025 orders. …

SC examines hazardous waste disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy near Indore
1 month ago

SC examines hazardous waste disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy near Indore

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The disposal of hazardous waste of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which claimed 5,479 lives, near Indore came under the Supreme Court's scanner on Monday which sought responses from the Centre, Madhya Pradesh and its pollution control board. The hazardous waste of around 377 tonnes of the now defunct Union Carbide factory was shifted to Pithampur industrial area in …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Assailing Disposal Of Chemical Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site At Pithampur, Indore
1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Assailing Disposal Of Chemical Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site At Pithampur, Indore

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction for transportation and disposal of 337 metric tonnes of "hazardous" chemical waste from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy site to Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order.To recapitulate, the impugned direction was passed by the High Court in a …

Madhya Pradesh: Court to Decide on Union Carbide Waste Disposal: Govt.
1 month, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh: Court to Decide on Union Carbide Waste Disposal: Govt.

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Disposal of the toxic waste, shifted from the site of now-defunct Union Carbide plant here to the incineration facility at Pithampur in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh on January three, would not be done until the matter was presented before the court for it to take a decision in this regard. Besides, people will be taken into confidence before …

Unloading of Union Carbide waste begins in M.P. town
1 month, 1 week ago

Unloading of Union Carbide waste begins in M.P. town

The Hindu  

Waste containers from the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal were unloaded from their trucks at a waste management facility at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Thursday, five days before the Jabalpur High Court is next scheduled to hear a case regarding the disposal of the waste. The 358 tonnes of toxic chemical waste have been lying in …

Protesters Hold Torch Rally In MP’s Dhar Against Union Carbide Waste Disposal
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters Hold Torch Rally In MP’s Dhar Against Union Carbide Waste Disposal

ABP News  

Dhar, Feb 9 : Various social outfits organised a torch rally on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district to oppose the planned disposal of Union Carbide waste, connected to the Bhopal gas tragedy, in the industrial town of Pithampur. The protesters demonstrated in Sagore town, adjoining Pithampur, where the 337 metric tonnes of waste has been brought for incineration, said …

Carbide waste: Clip shows ‘black’ water from borewell in MP town; officials collect samples
2 months ago

Carbide waste: Clip shows ‘black’ water from borewell in MP town; officials collect samples

Hindustan Times  

Dhar, Amid apprehensions by locals over the proposed disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, a video purportedly showing a borewell discharging “black” water surfaced on social media. Carbide waste: Clip shows ‘black’ water from borewell in MP town; officials collect samples To dispel any fear, the district administration visited the area near Pithampur …

The trouble with disposing Bhopal’s Union Carbon waste | Explained
2 months ago

The trouble with disposing Bhopal’s Union Carbon waste | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 2, Madhya Pradesh government authorities moved 358 tonnes of hazardous waste from the defunct Union Carbide facility in Bhopal to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district. On January 6, 2025, the Madhya Pradesh High Court gave the State government six weeks to safely dispose of the waste. The year after — a decade …

Protest in Indore over Union Carbide waste disposal plan in neighbouring Dhar district
2 months, 1 week ago

Protest in Indore over Union Carbide waste disposal plan in neighbouring Dhar district

The Hindu  

Various organisations on Thursday protested in Indore against the plan to dispose of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide factory waste at Pithampur in Dhar district, about 30 km from the city. Protests have erupted at various places since the waste from the Bhopal-based Union Carbide factory, which triggered one of the world’s worst industrial disasters, was transported to Pithampur last …

Madhya Pradesh High Court gives 6 weeks to act on Union Carbide waste disposal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court gives 6 weeks to act on Union Carbide waste disposal

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the state government to take steps as per safety protocols on Union Carbide factory waste, besides prohibiting media from giving incorrect news on the same. During the last hearing on December 3, 2024, the High Court pulled up the authorities for failing to dispose of the waste, lying at the defunct Union …

Organisation opposing disposal of Carbide waste at Pithampur warns of fresh agitation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Organisation opposing disposal of Carbide waste at Pithampur warns of fresh agitation

New Indian Express  

DHAR : A local organisation opposing the disposal of the Union Carbide waste in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur area on Tuesday said it would move the Supreme Court or launch a fresh agitation if the state government went ahead with its plan. Pithampur, a large industrial hub in Dhar district, witnessed violent protests last week after 337 tonnes of hazardous waste …

MP Govt Gets 6 Weeks to Dispose Union Carbide Waste
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP Govt Gets 6 Weeks to Dispose Union Carbide Waste

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday granted six weeks to the state government to dispose of the Union Carbide waste, left over from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, adhering to the safety guidelines. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vivek Jain granted six weeks to the state government to dispose of the waste …

Union Carbide waste disposal: M.P. HC gives six weeks to govt. after Pithampur protests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Carbide waste disposal: M.P. HC gives six weeks to govt. after Pithampur protests

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday gave the State Government six weeks in connection with the disposing off the Union Carbide’s waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy. The High Court’s directions come amid the ongoing protests in Dhar district’s Pithampur industrial town, where the government plans to incinerate the 358 tonnes of waste transported from the Union Carbide factory. …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered the media to not publish any fake news or misinformation regarding the disposal of Union Carbide waste material at Pithampur facility. The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “Media shall not publish any fake news which will create fear and confusion in the public regarding …

Madhya Pradesh HC allows govt to unload toxic waste from the containers cautiously, next hearing on Feb 18
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh HC allows govt to unload toxic waste from the containers cautiously, next hearing on Feb 18

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday allowed the state government to unload the Union Carbide waste with caution. MP government shifted the Union Carbide waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site after the court's order. 11 million metric tons of toxic waste is there from Bhopal gas tragedy and as of now only 337 tonnes of toxic waste has gone …

Amid protests, Madhya Pradesh govt requests HC for more time to dispose of Union Carbide waste
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid protests, Madhya Pradesh govt requests HC for more time to dispose of Union Carbide waste

India TV News  

As protests in MP's Pithampur continue over the disposal of Union Carbide waste, the state government has requested more time from the High Court to complete the task. Meanwhile, a Jabalpur-based social organisation has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal’s Bhopal bench seeking assurance from the Madhya Pradesh government that the disposal of Union Carbide waste won’t harm …

Madhya Pradesh government in toxic mess after implementing High Court fiat
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh government in toxic mess after implementing High Court fiat

New Indian Express  

The Madhya Pradesh government tied itself in knots by implementing a judicial fiat on transferring toxic Union Carbide waste from Bhopal to Pithampur town in Dhar district, 240 km from the state capital, for its supposed safe disposal. On the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, noxious methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, killing …

Protests Erupt in Pithampur Over Rumours of Union Carbide Waste Disposal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests Erupt in Pithampur Over Rumours of Union Carbide Waste Disposal

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: Rumours over commencement of disposal of Union Carbide waste in Pithampur facility in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday triggered fresh protests in the industrial town even as chief minister Mohan Yadav declared that the government would apprise the court of people’s sentiment in this regard. Mr Yadav further announced that the disposal of the Union Carbide waste …

Amid protests, MP puts on hold disposal of toxic waste
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid protests, MP puts on hold disposal of toxic waste

Hindustan Times  

The disposal of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant was put on hold on Saturday, the Madhya Pradesh government said, after irate locals pelted stones at an incineration unit in Pithampur area of Dhar district early in the morning in protest against the disposal being carried out in the district. The government is also set to approach the Madhya …

Amid Union Carbide Waste Disposal Row, MP CM Blames Congress For 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy; Oppn Reacts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Union Carbide Waste Disposal Row, MP CM Blames Congress For 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy; Oppn Reacts

ABP News  

Bhopal, Jan 4 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday blamed the Congress government for the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster, and accused it of not taking any action to dispose of the toxic chemical waste in its aftermath. The mutual recrimination came amid protests at Pithampur where 337 tons of Union Carbide waste was transported earlier this week …

Police attacked with stones in MP’s Pithampur amid protests over disposal of toxic waste from Union Carbide factory
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Police attacked with stones in MP’s Pithampur amid protests over disposal of toxic waste from Union Carbide factory

Live Mint  

Police officials were pelted with stones on Friday amid efforts to incinerate several hundred tonnes of toxic waste in Madhya Pradesh. A mob of around 500-600 people had marched to the Ramky Enviro company premises in a bid to halt authorities from disposing of waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory. Authorities began shifting 337 tonnes of waste from the …

MP halts Bhopal toxic waste incineration after Pithampur protests; High Court hearing on January 6
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP halts Bhopal toxic waste incineration after Pithampur protests; High Court hearing on January 6

New Indian Express  

The MP High Court is scheduled to hear on January 6, the 2004 petition on which it had ordered the state government on December 3, 2024 to shift the toxic waste out of Bhopal within four weeks. Around 11 hours after the Friday late-night emergency meeting in Bhopal, however, one stray incident of stone pelting by local residents was reported …

Pithampur on warpath as Bhopal’s toxic Union Carbide headache homes in
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pithampur on warpath as Bhopal’s toxic Union Carbide headache homes in

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Forty years after a late-night leak of noxious methyl isocyanate gas at the Union Carbide India Limited’s pesticide plant killed over 5,500 people in its vicinity in Bhopal and cast its adverse shadow on successive generations, its toxic waste was finally shifted out of Bhopal on January 1. Twelve specially designed, sealed, leak-proof, fire-resistant and GPS tracking-enabled containers, carrying …

Madhya Pradesh news: Two men set themselves on fire over Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh news: Two men set themselves on fire over Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur

Live Mint  

Two men were hospitalised after they set themselves afire on Friday amid a bandh call in Madhya Pradesh’s Pithampur against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in the industrial town, an official said. Shops and markets closed in Madhya Pradesh Shops and markets remained closed in the town amid the bandh call by Pithampur Bachao Samiti', …

Union Carbide waste disposal: Two attempt self-immolation in Pithampur, taken to Indore hospital
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Carbide waste disposal: Two attempt self-immolation in Pithampur, taken to Indore hospital

Hindustan Times  

Dhar, Two men were hospitalised after they set themselves afire on Friday amid a bandh call in Madhya Pradesh’s Pithampur against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in the industrial town, an official said. Union Carbide waste disposal: Two attempt self-immolation in Pithampur, taken to Indore hospital During one of the protests against the waste disposal …

MP: Police Lathicharge Protestors Opposing Shifting Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: Police Lathicharge Protestors Opposing Shifting Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory

ABP News  

The police lathi-charged protestors in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar on Friday who were agitating against shifting of toxic waste from Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the toxic waste comprises 60 per cent clay and 40 per cent Naphthol which is not harmful. #WATCH Madhya Pradesh | Police use lathi charge to disperse the protestors …

Madhya Pradesh: Section 163 imposed in Pithampur as protests continue over Union Carbide waste
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh: Section 163 imposed in Pithampur as protests continue over Union Carbide waste

India TV News  

As the protest against the disposal of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from Union Carbide intensifies, the administration has decided to impose Section 163 to maintain law and order. Pithampur Bachao Samiti calls for Bandh Protests continued in several parts of the town through the day amid a bandh call given by Pithampur Bachao Samiti, with a mob marching to …

MP: Police use lathicharge as protests erupt against Union Carbide's waste disposal in Pithampur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: Police use lathicharge as protests erupt against Union Carbide's waste disposal in Pithampur

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Massive protests have erupted in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur against the disposal of Union Carbide’s toxic waste in the region. The uproar began after 337 tons of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, infamous for the 1984 gas tragedy, were transported to an industrial waste disposal unit in Pithampur on Thursday morning. Sealed containers spark …

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation

New Indian Express  

The Pithampur town which houses around 1.75 lakh population, most of them migrant labourers for long, saw the whole-hearted participation of a large population, including local politicians and caste and community groups, like the Brahmin, Kshatriya and migrants from Purvanchal. “A group of protestors also tried to move towards the TSDF where the incineration is planned, but the police had …

Toxic Waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Reaches Pithampur Incineration Facility
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Toxic Waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Reaches Pithampur Incineration Facility

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: A dozen GPS-enabled container trucks carrying 337 tons of toxic waste, left over from the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, reached Pithampur incineration facility in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh at around 4.30 am on Thursday, ending the four-decade-long debate over its disposal. The convoy of trucks, carrying the hazardous waste from the abandoned Union Carbide plant here, reached …

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters
2 months, 2 weeks ago

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal/Dhar, Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister addressed "doubters" and said the issue should not be politicised. Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 337 tons of waste was shifted from the defunct Union …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest industrial disaster taken away for disposal after 40 years
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest industrial disaster taken away for disposal after 40 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convoy of trucks took …

Union Carbide waste disposal in Pithampur won’t harm environment, says Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Carbide waste disposal in Pithampur won’t harm environment, says Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said that disposal of the toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal will not have a negative impact on the environment in Pithampur where it is to be incinerated. The Chief Minister also said that in the near future, the government will work to dispose of the remaining waste lying …

Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste transported amid protests. Here’s why
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste transported amid protests. Here’s why

Live Mint  

Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tons of hazardous waste have been removed from the abandoned Union Carbide factory for proper disposal amid protests. As reported by PTI, the toxic waste was transported on Wednesday night in 12 sealed container trucks from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district, located 250 …

It took 40 years, but Bhopal finally gets rid of 1984 Union Carbide gas tragedy waste
2 months, 2 weeks ago

It took 40 years, but Bhopal finally gets rid of 1984 Union Carbide gas tragedy waste

Firstpost  

Four decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, some 377 tonnes of hazardous waste were loaded on sealed containers and shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for disposal. Know where it has been taken and what will happen next On Wednesday night, trucks loaded with hazardous waste left over from 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy began rolling out of the …

40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Authorities Begin Clearing 377 Tons Of Toxic Waste
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Authorities Begin Clearing 377 Tons Of Toxic Waste

ABP News  

Forty years, after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, authorities are clearing out the some 377 tons of toxic waste left behind from the defunct Union Carbide factory, on Wednesday night. #WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: The toxic waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide Factory is being taken away in containers to Pithampur, to be discarded. Demand Restoration FCRA For Sambhavna Trust An organisation …

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