Why is Toxic Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Being Disposed of After 40 years?

Name: Why is Toxic Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Being Disposed of After 40 years?
Uploaded: 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min
Description: Four decades after the Bhopal gas leak of 1984, 377 tonnes of toxic waste was loaded in 12 sealed container trucks and sent out for disposal at the Pithampur industrial area in the district of Dhar. Much of the hazardous waste has remained in the Union Carbide factory, with authorities failing to clear it even after 40 years of the tragedy. Residents of Pithampur are protesting against it.

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Four decades after the Bhopal gas leak of 1984, 377 tonnes of toxic waste was loaded in 12 sealed container trucks and sent out for disposal at the Pithampur industrial area in the district of Dhar. Much of the hazardous waste has remained in the Union Carbide factory, with authorities failing to clear it even after 40 years of the tragedy. Residents of Pithampur are protesting against it.