The elimination of the union trial, carbide begins in Pithampur after SC refuses to intervene

Bhopal: The process for the first disposition of the trial of ten of the 337 tons of toxic waste, changed the facilities of the Union Carbide plant here to Pithampur in the Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh recently by incineration, began on Thursday after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the matter.

“Preparations for the first combination of carbide junction at the Pithampur Incineration Center have begun,” said Indore Division Commissioner De Deepak Singh.

Early in the day, the Supreme Court eliminated the requests that seek a stay in the recent directive of the Madhya Pradesh Superior Court to burn carbide waste from the Union in the installation of Pithampur by refusing to intervene in the matter.

The Apex Court has asked the petitioners, to oppose the elimination of carbide waste from the Union in Pithampur, to transfer to the Superior Court of Madhya Pradesh, currently listening to the case.

“Interested agencies, such as the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and other related companies are working (for the disposition of the carbide waste of the Union) in accordance with the protocols, set by the Court.

Arrangements have been made to maintain the law and order in the city of Pithampur, ”said the local subdivision magistrate (SDM) Pemod Gurjar.

Official sources said that more than 600 police officers from two dozen police stations have been mobilized for deployment in the industrial city to maintain the law and order following the move to go to the first burned trial of waste at the Pithampur facilities.

Those who oppose the elimination of waste in Pithampur have decided to move the Superior Court of Madhya Pradesh who seeks to review his previous order, said Sandeep Raguvamsi, one of the protesters.

About 347 tons of toxic waste were stored in the facilities of the carbide of the missing junction in Bhopal after the Micorous Gas escape (MIC) in the factory at the intermediate night on December 2, 1984, which caused the death of 5,479 people, officially.

However, the number of unofficial deaths was put in more than 10,000.

A test elimination of 10 tons of waste was performed at the Pithampur Incineration Center a few years ago.

But the movement to get rid of all the waste of carbide of the union was later suspended due to the opposition by the local people.

On January 6, the Superior Court of Madhya Pradesh ordered the state government to begin steps within six weeks to get rid of waste following security guidelines.

The industrial city broke out in protests when carbide waste from the Union moved in Bhopal containers to Pithampur on January 2, which led the state government to launch a public awareness campaign on the safe elimination of waste.