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 ...

The toxic waste, a grim reminder of the world's largest industrial disaster in 1984, was transported to Pithampur for disposal at the state-of-the-art Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF).

Protests erupted in Pithampur, Dhar district, over the arrival of toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory, which has been stored for nearly four decades and linked to the 1984 gas tragedy.

On December 3, 2024, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the shifting of the waste to Pithampur for disposal. The state government is to submit a status report to the courts on January 03, 2025.

BHOPAL: In the wake of protests in Pithampur industrial town of Dhar district against the planned incineration of 40-year-old 358 metric tonnes of toxic waste of Bhopal’s defunct Union Carbide ...

Dhar , A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the firm in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district where 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is proposed to be ...

A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the firm in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district where 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is proposed to be incinerated, a ...