Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 358 Tonnes of Toxic Waste Awaits Disposal …
16 hours ago · You can see the trucks neatly parked in a row. You can also see policemen lounging around inside and outside the Pithampur premises of Re Sustainability Limited—the company that has been tasked to incinerate 358 tonnes of toxic waste from the site of Union Carbide’s Bhopal factory—where a massive gas leak killed 8,000 persons within three days of the December 3, 1984, disaster.
Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste removed from Union carbide …
"The 1.1 million tonnes of toxic soil and waste still continues to contaminate the groundwater of hundreds and thousands of people [in Bhopal]," she says, referring to an estimate from a 2010 ...
Bhopal’s toxic waste: A 40-year journey - Hindustan Times
5 days ago · After decades of struggle, Bhopal residents see hope as the government begins removing 337 MT of toxic waste from the 1984 gas tragedy site. When Mahesh Pal moved to the Nishatpura area in Bhopal ...
India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after ...
5 days ago · Swatantra Kumar Singh, director of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, told Reuters news agency the waste would be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner that would ...
Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk ...
2 days ago · 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 ...
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for ...
5 days ago · Twelve leak-free containers carrying 337 metric tons of toxic waste for incineration reached the Pithampur plant 230 kms (142 miles) from Bhopal on Thursday amid heavy security, Swatantra Kumar ...
Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after …
5 days ago · Highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas had leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal in the intervening night of December 2-3 in 1984, killing 5,479 persons and leaving thousands of ...
Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste shifted from the Union Carbide …
6 days ago · Nearly 12 trucks carrying the toxic waste, lying at the Union Carbide factory site in Bhopal for 40 years, have left at 9.05 p.m for Pithampur industrial area near Indore amid heavy security.
337 metric tonnes of toxic waste: The challenge as work begins to …
6 days ago · After 40 years, the process of relocating the toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory began Wednesday night when 12 containers carrying 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste departed for Pithampur. Officials said the waste is being transported under tight security through a 250 km-long green corridor.
India: Bhopal gas tragedy’s toxic waste finally sent for ... - WION
5 days ago · Bhopal, the capital city of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Wednesday night (Jan 1) finally got rid of 377 tons of hazardous waste left after the massive 1984 Gas Tragedy. The toxic waste was shifted through a 250-km-long corridor from the defunct Union Carbide factory to Pithampur for its disposal in 12 sealed trucks.