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All 337 tons of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal have been incinerated at a facility in Pithampur, following court orders. Officials confirmed emissions remained within limits and no health or environmental risks were reported

The trial incineration of 10 out of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste, transported from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal to Pithampur in Dhar district in January for safe disposal, commenced on February 28 afternoon

Move comes 40 years after the world's worst industrial disaster which occurred when a highly toxic gas leaked from Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal

Despite several court orders, hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste remain at the accident site raising cancer risks

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav says will proceed with any action only in compliance with court's order, appeals to citizens not to believe in rumours

Two men, who were part of a protest organised by 'Pithampur Bachao Samiti', poured flammable liquid on themselves and tried to ignite it, but their actions were swiftly thwarted by fellow protesters

Almost 40 years since the horrific gas tragedy in Bhopal, the authorities have now woken up to finally shift the toxic waste from Union Carbide after a strong rebuke from the Madhya Pradesh High Court

“The waste of Bhopal gas tragedy is a stigma which is going to disappear after 40 years. We will dispose it by sending it safely to Pithampur,”

First to create awareness about the alarming increase in all forms of pollution, namely - air, water, soil and noise pollution.