Amid protests, Madhya Pradesh govt requests HC for more time to dispose of Union Carbide waste
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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 people. People in Pithampur are protesting over the government's decision to burn the 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in a waste management firm located in the town. MP High Court would hear the matter on Jan 6 The Madhya Pradesh High Court on December 3 set a four-week deadline to transport the Union Carbide waste to a disposal site.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court gives 6 weeks to act on Union Carbide waste disposal
2 days, 7 hours 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 …

MP Govt Gets 6 Weeks to Dispose Union Carbide Waste
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2 days, 14 hours 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 …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur
2 days, 23 hours 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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3 days, 7 hours 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 …

Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk 'container missing' rumour
3 days, 20 hours ago

Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk 'container missing' rumour

Hindustan Times  

Dhar, Senior officials on Sunday visited the unit in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, where 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is set to be incinerated, for inspection after a rumour spread on social media that one of the containers carrying the waste had gone missing. Information was being spread through Whatsapp groups that …

Protests Erupt in Pithampur Over Rumours of Union Carbide Waste Disposal
4 days, 12 hours 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
4 days, 13 hours 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 …

Police attacked with stones in MP’s Pithampur amid protests over disposal of toxic waste from Union Carbide factory
4 days, 23 hours 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 …

Madhya Pradesh news: Two men set themselves on fire over Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur
5 days, 20 hours 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', …

Madhya Pradesh: Section 163 imposed in Pithampur as protests continue over Union Carbide waste
6 days, 7 hours 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
6 days, 7 hours 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 …

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters
6 days, 16 hours 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
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6 days, 17 hours 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 …

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

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

India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster
1 week ago

India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster

Al Jazeera  

Indian authorities say they have moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world’s deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. In the early hours of December 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American Union Carbide Corporation, poisoning more than half a million people in Bhopal, the …

Bhopal gas disaster: City gets rid of Union Carbide factory's toxic waste 40 years after horrific tragedy
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1 week ago

Bhopal gas disaster: City gets rid of Union Carbide factory's toxic waste 40 years after horrific tragedy

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Forty years after the horrific Bhopal gas tragedy, the process of shifting approximately 337 tons of hazardous waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory site commenced on Wednesday night for disposal, an official said. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," …

MP: Complex packing, loading process delays shifting of Union Carbide waste
1 week, 1 day ago

MP: Complex packing, loading process delays shifting of Union Carbide waste

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The complex and arduous process of packing and loading in adherence to the protocol has delayed the removal of toxic waste from Union Carbide plant site here for disposal at Pithapuram incineration facility in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, 250 km away, a senior officer said on Tuesday. “We have to strictly adhere to the protocol assigned for packing …

Union Carbide Waste To Travel 250 Km For Disposal 40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy
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1 week, 3 days ago

Union Carbide Waste To Travel 250 Km For Disposal 40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy

ABP News  

The work to remove 377 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal got underway on Sunday ahead of its planned disposal near Indore. “It has been decided to destroy 337 metric tonnes of Union Carbide waste in Pithampur's waste disposal unit only after examining the report of this test of 2015 and all the …

Bhopal: Work to dispose Union Carbide waste near Indore begins 40 years after gas leak tragedy, protests erupt
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1 week, 3 days ago

Bhopal: Work to dispose Union Carbide waste near Indore begins 40 years after gas leak tragedy, protests erupt

Hindustan Times  

The 377-metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the inoperative Union Carbide factory in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, which was the epicentre of the gas leak tragedy of 1984 which killed over 5,000 people, is being moved 250 kilometres to an area in Indore for disposal. Pithampur: Workers deployed for the collection of toxic waste for disposal from the Bhopal's Union Carbide …

Bhopal gas tragedy: 40 years after, Union Carbide toxic waste set to be shifted 250 km from city for disposal
1 week, 3 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: 40 years after, Union Carbide toxic waste set to be shifted 250 km from city for disposal

India TV News  

In Bhopal, 377 tonnes of hazardous waste is set to be removed from the now dysfunctional Union Carbide factory. Bhopal gas tragedy The highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide pesticides factory on the intervening night of December 2 and 3 in 1984, killing 5,479 persons and leaving more than five lakh others with health problems and …

Toxic Waste from Union Carbide Plant Begins Shift to Pithapuram
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1 week, 3 days ago

Toxic Waste from Union Carbide Plant Begins Shift to Pithapuram

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Exactly 40 years and 26 days after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the move to shift 337 tons of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory site here to the incineration facility in Pithapuram in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh began on Sunday. The hazardous waste, stored in the premises of the Union Carbide factory here, closed around two decades …

Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins
3 weeks ago

Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The process for the disposal of the hazardous waste of Union Carbide plant here, the site of Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, has been set in motion with the visit of high-level official teams at the disposal site at Pithapuram in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for inspection on Wednesday. Around 337 tons of poisonous waste in liquid form have …

Madhya Pradesh HC Criticises Govt Over Toxic Waste Disposal Delay
1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Criticises Govt Over Toxic Waste Disposal Delay

Deccan Chronicle  

A division bench of the Jabalpur high court comprising Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain, while hearing a petition filed by activist late Alok Pratap Singh, warned to initiate contempt proceedings against the principal secretary of the department concerned if the deadline set by the court for disposal of the toxic waste is not met. The petition …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades On, Toxic Waste Still Awaits Disposal
1 month ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades On, Toxic Waste Still Awaits Disposal

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, billed as the world’s worst industrial disaster till date, toxic wastes, stored in the shed of the now-closed Union Carbide’s pesticide plant here, are yet to be disposed of. A move to destroy the wastes was first initiated in 2005 with a trial disposal of ten of the 347 tons of toxic …

40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, Union Carbide’s toxic waste yet to be removed
1 month, 1 week ago

40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, Union Carbide’s toxic waste yet to be removed

The Hindu  

Four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste remain on the premises of Union Carbide India Limited. The Union government has released ₹126 crore to the Madhya Pradesh government to carry out plans to dispose of 337 MT of the toxic waste, which was collected and kept in the premises of the factory in 2005, …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Why govt's waste disposal plan doesn't enthuse activists
5 months ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Why govt's waste disposal plan doesn't enthuse activists

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh government, with the Centre’s financial support, has decided to begin disposing of 336 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, almost 40 years after the gas leak tragedy that officially claimed around 4,000 lives and scarred thousands of survivors with serious ailments and disabilities. Safe waste disposal has been a longstanding demand of …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?
5 months, 1 week ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?

Firstpost  

The Madhya Pradesh government is set to incinerate 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in the closed Union Carbide facility in Bhopal, nearly 40 years after the tragedy struck. File Photo/AFP About forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh government has started the process to dispose of the 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in …

MP to dispose of hazardous waste for memorial to Bhopal gas tragedy victims
3 years, 6 months ago

MP to dispose of hazardous waste for memorial to Bhopal gas tragedy victims

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government plans to dispose of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the premises of the erstwhile Union Carbide pesticide factory for the construction of a memorial to the Bhopal gas tragedy victims there, officials said. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation department director Basant Kurre said a tender was issued on May 4 for the disposal …

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