After the gas tragedy, the High Court has given instructions to destroy the waste kept in the Union Carbide complex in Bhopal for 40 years, this chemical waste is to be burnt in Pithampur. The chemical waste dumped in Union Carbide factory for the last 40 years was transported to Ramki factory located in Pithampur industrial area of ​​Dhar.
By Navodit Saktawat
Published Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:48:55 PM (IST)
Updated Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:00:28 AM (IST)
HighLights
- 250 kilometers of the route was converted into green corridor.
- Police officers were deployed all along the route, there was tight security.
- 12 containers reached Ramki Company of Pithampur early Thursday.
Naiduniya Representative, Bhopal. 337 tonnes of toxic waste of Union Carbide factory was packed in 12 containers at 9 pm on Wednesday night and sent to Pithampur in Dhar district. These containers reached Ramki Company of Pithampur at 4.30 in the morning. This waste will be burnt here.
A 250 km green corridor was built from Bhopal to Pithampur for containers, in which police were deployed at various places. Via Bhopal, Sehore, Dewas, Indore this container reached Ramki Company located in Pithampur.
Along with the containers, vehicles of teams like ambulance, fire brigade, pollution control board etc. were also present. Thus around 18 vehicles were involved. In the process of loading this waste into containers, 150 laborers worked in 15 shifts and uploaded the waste into the containers.
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- An average of 30 tonnes of garbage is filled in one container. This waste was kept inside the factory, which has been packed in special jumbo bags. These are made of HDPE non reactive liner.
- Many reactions cannot take place in these materials. Five different types of waste were collected in 12 containers. Along with the waste scattered in the Yuka campus, the soil of the campus was also collected at that time.
- There was a reactor for pesticide production in Yucca. The chemical left in the reactor has also been collected.
- The insecticide that Yuca used to produce. His name was Sivan. This leftover pesticide is also present in the garbage.
- The MIC gas plant from which the leak occurred was made from naphthal. There was also a large quantity of this naphthal in the premises.
- Due to stoppage of pesticide manufacturing process, the chemical left in the middle of the process has also been taken away along with the waste. A unique number has been created for every container taking this route to Pithampur.
- The district administration and police were informed about the route through which these truck containers passed. The responsibility of stopping the traffic was handed over to the Police Commissioner of Bhopal and Indore.
- Via Karond Mandi, Best Price was sent to Indore via Tiraha, Karond Square, Gandhi Nagar, Mubarakpur, Sehore Naka.
- This route has been chosen because the traffic pressure on this route is less at night. Special containers carrying garbage running at a speed of 50 km per hour. The speed was fixed at about 50 km per hour.
- Two drivers each were kept in a container. Apart from this, there were police security forces, ambulance, fire brigade and quick response team along with the containers.
337 metric tonnes of waste of Union Carbide has been shifted on the instructions of the court, which will be safely disposed of at the plant located at Pithampur. The containers have been dispatched with security arrangements. -Swatantra Kumar Singh, Director Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department
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Until public representatives are satisfied, Yuca waste will not be allowed to come to Pithampur: Kailash Vijayvargiya
Differences between ministers came to the fore again, Vijayvargiya stood against the government on Union Carbide issue.
- The dispute between former minister Bhupendra Singh and cabinet minister Govind Singh Rajput had not yet cooled down that now differences have come to the fore between two more ministers of the state.
- Urban Development and Housing Minister and Indore MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya said a day ago – ‘Until the public representatives are satisfied that this waste has no harm to the health of the citizens, they will not allow it to come to Pithampur.
- Will also discuss this matter with Pollution Control Board officials. On this, Gas Tragedy, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Shah said on Wednesday – ‘As an experiment, first investigation has been done by burning garbage.
- According to the report of the Pollution Control Board, there is no harm to the general public by burning garbage. Naidunia asked Shah that only a senior minister of the government is protesting?
- On this, Vijay Shah said that there is no deadlock or opposition of any kind in the party. Let us tell you that 327 tonnes of garbage from Bhopal is being packed in 12 containers and is being sent to Pithampur in Dhar district for destruction.
- There is protest in Pithampur regarding this. Amidst this came the statement of Kailash Vijayvargiya.
