Bhopal fuel tragedy: 40 years later, dumping of Union Carbide waste begins

The method of unloading 337 tonnes of hazardous waste, transported from the Bhopal-based defunct Union Carbide manufacturing unit in container vans, started at an incineration unit in Pithampur industrial space of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Thursday, 13 February, an official mentioned.

He mentioned the train, which started at round 3.00 pm by adhering to all security norms, was launched within the presence of native representatives and administration, greater than 40 years after one of many world’s worst industrial catastrophe which occurred when extremely poisonous methyl-isocyanate fuel leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant.

Solely the containers filled with chemical waste are being unloaded, and no burning course of is being carried out as of now, the official maintained. In January, protests had rocked Pithampur, round 50 km from Dhar district headquarters, after the waste was delivered to a personal facility for incineration. These objecting to the transfer claimed it might hurt the native residents’ well being and the setting.

Pithampur SDM Pramod Singh Gujar, in an audio and visible clip, mentioned, “We have now introduced native representatives to the Ramky plant, the place containers are parked. The waste is being unloaded from the vans following all security laws.

“The claims concerning the begin of burning course of are incorrect. No misinformation or false rumours ought to be unfold. The waste is being unloaded from the vans within the presence of all representatives, and no additional exercise is happening on the unit,” Gujar mentioned.