Union Carbide Waste Disposal

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  2 Men Set Themselves On Fire To Protest Disposal Of Union Carbide Waste

  Two men set themselves ablaze in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur on Friday during a protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory. The men suffered burn injuries and have been hospitalised.

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  40 Years On, Union Carbide Toxic Waste Set To Travel 250 Km For Disposal

  The work to remove 377 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has got underway ahead of its planned disposal near Indore.

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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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  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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...