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.
Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk ‘container missing’ 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
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years
Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate.
India to dispose of toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster after 40-year wait
Indian authorities have begun to transfer 337 tons of toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to a disposal plant, amidst strict security measures to avoid another chemical disaster like the one that caused thousands of deaths in this city four decades ago.
Bhopal gas tragedy waste containers parked in Pithampur for 24 hrs, bandh called today
For over 24 hours, container trucks carrying hazardous chemical waste from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant in Bhopal have remained parked at the premises of the Ramki factory in the Ashapura area of Pithampur,
M.P. to seek time from HC for Bhopal waste disposal as protests get violent in Pithampur
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to seek some time from the Jabalpur High Court to dispose of the Bhopal gas tragedy’s toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Pithampur, State Chief Secretary Anurag Jain said on Saturday (January 4,
Bhopal toxic waste: 5 cases filed against protesters opposing disposal plan
Madhya Pradesh police have registered five cases against protesters in Pithampur of Dhar district who opposed the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy in their town,
Bhopal Gas tragedy waste disposal: Police register five cases against protestors opposing incineration
Protests rocked Pithampur, around 50 km from the district headquarters, on Friday after toxic waste reached Ramky Enviro company, where the incineration is to be carried out
MP govt to apprise courts of toxic waste transportation and subsequent protests
Amid strong local protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav decides to halt the disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste in Pithampur until further court orders. The chief minister claims safety measures were followed,
Overheard In Bhopal: Buzz In Bureaucracy; I-T Raids, Farewells, & CS Aspirations Stir MP's Power Corridors
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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 ...
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From the India Today archives (2004) | Bhopal gas tragedy: The midnight that turned a daily nightmare
Forty years after one of the world’s deadliest gas disasters, hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from the ill-fated Union Carbide plant ...
Bhopal Utsav Mela Is Symbol Of City’s Cultural Heritage, Says, Governor Mangubhai Patel
Governor Mangubhai Patel said that the Bhopal Utsav Mela is more than just a trade fair, as it has evolved into an important ...
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India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster
Authorities say incinerating poison is environmentally safe as activists raise alarm over potential water contamination.
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Bangladesh cancels training sessions of judicial officials in India
Bangladesh has cancelled the participation of its judicial officials in training sessions scheduled to be held at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and a state judicial academy in India in ...