Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why Are Locals Protesting The Waste Disposal Process | Explained
The disaster by American company Union Carbide in Bhopal in 1984 left thousands dead. After 40 years, the process to dispose of the waste in Pithampur has started but locals are protesting with two men setting themselves on fire.
India high court halts Bhopal waste disposal plans after protests
A gas leak from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal 40 years ago killed over 5,400 people in the world's largest industrial accident. Last month, Indian authorities ordered the removal of the residual toxic waste from Bhopal for disposal in Pithampur, where it has been put in storage at an incinerator facility.
Toxic Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site Moved For Disposal After 40 Years
Twelve leak-free containers carrying 337 metric tons of toxic waste for incineration reached the Pithampur plant 42 miles from Bhopal amid heavy security, Swatantra Kumar Singh, the director of Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department, told Reuters.
Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk 'container missing' rumour
Authorities confirm all containers of toxic waste from Bhopal gas tragedy are secure in Pithampur, amid protests and rumors.
Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Site inspection clears missing container rumour
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.
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Cleaning Up Bhopal: The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster
Forty years ago, on the night of Sunday 2 December of 1984, people in the city of Bhopal and surrounding communities were ...
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Christian activists seek govt assurance on Bhopal waste disposal
“We want safe disposal of toxic waste from the site of Union Carbide Corporation. It should not risk the life of people,” ...
Bhopal Updates: Woman Raped On Loan Pretext; One Held In Abduction Case Of Property Dealer; Ex-Minister Serves ₹10 Crore Defamation Notice
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Bhopal cops on a wild goose chase after champion pigeons go missing from man’s home
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Why a town in MP is resisting the plan to treat toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide plant
Protests have broken out in Pithampur over fears that the treatment of refuse from the 1984 industrial disaster may pollute ...
Decks Cleared For Bhopal's Flyover, Anti-Encroachment Drive Begins; BMC Taken Against 70 Establishments
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