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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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40 Years After Bhopal Tragedy, Disposal Of Toxic Waste Poses Cancer Threat
Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, its toxic waste cocktail is brewing afresh. About 350 metric tons of hazardous waste from the Union Carbide factory is set to be disposed of at the Treatment Storage Disposal Facility in Pithampur, Indore.
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Exclusive: Bhopal Gas Leak's Toxic Waste Disposal May Spark Health Crisis
Nearly 40 years after the gas leak at Bhopal's Union Carbide factory left over 5,000 people dead and severely affected thousands more, the Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin incinerating 345 metric tonnes of the toxic waste from the ruins
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"Planned Cover-Up": Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors On Memorial At Plant
The Madhya Pradesh government has planned to dispose of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the premises of the Union Carbide factory for the construction of a memorial for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
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336 Tonnes Of Hazardous Waste At Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site: Government
Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government today said.
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32 Years On, Toxic Waste Still Present In Union Carbide Factory: Activists
Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Will Ensure Safe Disposal Of Union Carbide Waste In Bhopal: Prakash Javadekar
A plan is being charted out for the safe disposal of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, the gas leakage from where killed more than 25,000 people in December 1984, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
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Madhya Pradesh stuck with Bhopal's chemical waste
The 28th anniversary of the world's worst industrial tragedy falls on December 3, but the toxic chemical waste at the Union Carbide plant premises in Bhopal has not been disposed off and is unlikely to be done soon.
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Bhopal gas leak: Supreme Court orders disposal of toxic waste in 6 months
The Supreme Court today set a six-month deadline for removal and disposal of toxic waste of the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and asked the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to do the job within the stipulated time frame.
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Bhopal gas leak: Toxic waste to be dumped in Germany
A Group of Ministers (GoM) gave its approval to the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday to dispose 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany. As per the decision, the Centre will pay Rs 25 crore towards the cost of airlifting the waste which will be removed within a year.
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Union Carbide waste to be dumped near Nagpur?
Just days after the Supreme Court struck down reopening the Bhopal gas case, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has suggested that the 350 tonnes of waste at the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal be dumped at a laboratory near Nagpur.He also said that the factory building will be demolished as it poses pollution thre...
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No decision yet on Union Carbide waste: MP
Madhya Pradesh Environment Minister Jayant Malaiya on Thursday said the government has not taken any decision so far in connection with the disposal of toxic waste lying in now-defunct Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal. "The decision as to where, when and how the Union Carbide Factory's waste will be disposed of has not yet be...
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Bhopal: Locals oppose disposal of Carbide waste
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tried to play peacemaker in Pithampura, where villagers have stepped up their agitation against the waste management facility alleging contamination of ground water. Villagers fear that the rest of 350 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the Bhopal Union Carbide plant will be incinerated over here without stepping up r...
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Bhopal survivors' letter to GoM: Full text
On behalf of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal and those exposed to ground water contaminated by Union Carbide's hazardous waste, we the undersigned seven organizations in Bhopal, wish to present our consensus regarding the decisions and actions that must be taken by the Group of Ministers on Bhopal.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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40 Years After Bhopal Tragedy, Disposal Of Toxic Waste Poses Cancer Threat
Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, its toxic waste cocktail is brewing afresh. About 350 metric tons of hazardous waste from the Union Carbide factory is set to be disposed of at the Treatment Storage Disposal Facility in Pithampur, Indore.
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Exclusive: Bhopal Gas Leak's Toxic Waste Disposal May Spark Health Crisis
Nearly 40 years after the gas leak at Bhopal's Union Carbide factory left over 5,000 people dead and severely affected thousands more, the Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin incinerating 345 metric tonnes of the toxic waste from the ruins
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"Planned Cover-Up": Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors On Memorial At Plant
The Madhya Pradesh government has planned to dispose of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the premises of the Union Carbide factory for the construction of a memorial for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
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336 Tonnes Of Hazardous Waste At Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site: Government
Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government today said.
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32 Years On, Toxic Waste Still Present In Union Carbide Factory: Activists
Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Will Ensure Safe Disposal Of Union Carbide Waste In Bhopal: Prakash Javadekar
A plan is being charted out for the safe disposal of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, the gas leakage from where killed more than 25,000 people in December 1984, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
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Madhya Pradesh stuck with Bhopal's chemical waste
The 28th anniversary of the world's worst industrial tragedy falls on December 3, but the toxic chemical waste at the Union Carbide plant premises in Bhopal has not been disposed off and is unlikely to be done soon.
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Bhopal gas leak: Supreme Court orders disposal of toxic waste in 6 months
The Supreme Court today set a six-month deadline for removal and disposal of toxic waste of the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and asked the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to do the job within the stipulated time frame.
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Bhopal gas leak: Toxic waste to be dumped in Germany
A Group of Ministers (GoM) gave its approval to the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday to dispose 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany. As per the decision, the Centre will pay Rs 25 crore towards the cost of airlifting the waste which will be removed within a year.
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Union Carbide waste to be dumped near Nagpur?
Just days after the Supreme Court struck down reopening the Bhopal gas case, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has suggested that the 350 tonnes of waste at the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal be dumped at a laboratory near Nagpur.He also said that the factory building will be demolished as it poses pollution thre...
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No decision yet on Union Carbide waste: MP
Madhya Pradesh Environment Minister Jayant Malaiya on Thursday said the government has not taken any decision so far in connection with the disposal of toxic waste lying in now-defunct Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal. "The decision as to where, when and how the Union Carbide Factory's waste will be disposed of has not yet be...
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Bhopal: Locals oppose disposal of Carbide waste
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tried to play peacemaker in Pithampura, where villagers have stepped up their agitation against the waste management facility alleging contamination of ground water. Villagers fear that the rest of 350 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the Bhopal Union Carbide plant will be incinerated over here without stepping up r...
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Bhopal survivors' letter to GoM: Full text
On behalf of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal and those exposed to ground water contaminated by Union Carbide's hazardous waste, we the undersigned seven organizations in Bhopal, wish to present our consensus regarding the decisions and actions that must be taken by the Group of Ministers on Bhopal.
