The entire 337 tonnes of garbage of the Union Carbide Factory has been burnt to ashes at a disposal plant located in Pithampur town of Madhya Pradesh. An official gave this information on Monday. This process has been completed six months after that poisonous waste was brought to the plant.
Black chapter associated with Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 ends
Earlier, 30 tonnes of garbage was burnt during the trial three times in the plant. The process of burning the remaining 307 tonnes of waste started from 5 May and completed on midnight of 29-30 June, which ended a black chapter related to the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984.
This process was done under the instructions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at the plant located in Pithampur Industrial Nagar in Dhar district. However, initially the local people opposed it over the impact on environment and health.
That night of 2-3 December 1984 …
Let us know that on the night of 2-3 December 1984, the Union Carbide pesticide factory had a leakage of the highly poisonous gas methyl isocyanate (MIC), which was one of the world’s largest industrial tragedies. In this, at least 5,479 people died and thousands of people became disabled.
Garbage burnt under the supervision of experts
State Pollution Control Board Regional Officer Srinivas Dwivedi said that 307 tonnes of waste was started on May 5 at 7:45 pm and the process was completed at 1 pm on 29-30 June. This waste was burnt at a maximum rate of 270 kg per hour. The process took place under the supervision of technical experts of the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board.
Ash placed in leak-proof shed
He said, “During this process, we have not received any adverse effects on the health of the people living in the surrounding areas.” According to Dwivedi, the ash and other remains that are left after the garbage burning are safely packed in the sack and placed in the leak-proof shed of the plant. Special landfill cells are being created by scientific method to bury these remains into the ground, which is expected to be completed by November.