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.
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 incinerated, ...
Senior officials on Sunday (January 5, 2025) 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 ...
However, residents and activists have long protested against shifting the waste to Pithampur in Dhar district, raising apprehensions of contamination of soil and water bodies. The Chief Minister ...