Madhya Pradesh: Second round of testing of 10 tonnes of Union Carbide waste related to Bhopal gas tragedy begins
Dhar: In Madhya Pradesh, the second phase of the experimental incineration of ten tons of Union Carbide debris connected to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Disaster got underway on Thursday. The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s Regional Officer, Shrinivas Dwivedi, gave specifics regarding the current procedure. “The second part of the trial will begin. He said that the display board was ready for use.
Ten tons of hazardous trash will be managed by the disposal plan and burned at an hourly rate of 180 kilos. Dwivedi estimates that it will take between 55 and 56 hours to finish this phase.
Ten tons of rubbish were burned at a rate of 135 kg per hour during the first incineration experiment, which took place on February 28 under strong security at a waste disposal facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The third phase then calls for the disposal of 270 kg of garbage every hour.
“The process of disposing of the waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal that was transported to Pithampur has begun today,” Deepak Singh, the Indore Divisional Commissioner, told ANI. Every monitoring activity is conducted in accordance with the criteria. There isn’t an issue, and we’re always monitoring the situation. Every piece of information pertaining to pollution is publicly accessible, and if you visit the Pollution Control Board’s website, you may view the standards that govern gas releases.
He went on to say that the trial run’s first phase will be finished in three days, followed by the start of the second and finally the third phases.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will receive the results of the trial run’s three stages for assessment. The CPCB will recommend the best pace at which to dispose of the leftover garbage. On March 27, the court will then hear presentations on the trial run’s outcomes and the CPCB guidelines.
On the night of January 1, 337 metric tons of poisonous waste materials from the Union Carbide manufacturing site were moved to the Ramky firm in Pithampur, Dhar district, for disposal. This occurred forty years after the fatal “Bhopal gas tragedy.”
However, the incineration of the rubbish was not started because of public objections and anxiety. The management of Union Carbide’s hazardous waste began in accordance with the Court’s orders.
On the night of December 2-3, 1984, a fatal gas leak from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide facility caused the Bhopal gas catastrophe, which is regarded as the greatest industrial accident in history and claimed thousands of lives.
