Union Carbide Waste

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.