Jabalpur: Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while hearing the matter of disposal of the toxic waste of the closed Union Carbide factory in Bhopal today, gave six weeks time to the state government to take action on this issue with safety standards.
A bench of Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vivek Jain of the High Court heard the matter. Advocate General Prashant Singh presented the side on behalf of the state government. In the affidavit presented by the state government, details of the steps taken in compliance with the earlier order of the court were given.
The government told in the affidavit that last week the waste from the Union Carbide factory was filled in 12 containers and transported to the designated place in Pithampur of Dhar district. The government told that action is being taken as per the guidelines of the court.
The court was also informed about the protest of the people of Pithampur and surrounding areas. The court was told that the protests took place due to misleading news. The court has directed that no media will run misleading or “fake news” in this regard.
Some people are spreading misinformation
On December 3, the High Court had directed the state government to safely transport the chemical waste of the factory from Bhopal and destroy it in Pithampur. Today, a hearing was held in this case regarding the compliance of this order.
The government told the court that some people are spreading misleading information, due to which local residents are unnecessarily agitating and further process of disposal of waste has not been initiated. The government sought additional time from the court in its affidavit.
The court said that the government should take the necessary action in compliance with the December 3 order by taking a decision at its own level and in accordance with the rules and guidelines. Along with this, the court gave six weeks of time and said that the government should follow the court's order by following the procedure as per the law.
The pesticide manufacturing factory, which caused the world's worst industrial tragedy, has been closed for more than four decades, but 337 metric tonnes of chemical waste was lying there. During the hearing on the petition filed regarding its disposal, the court has directed the state government to destroy this waste by transporting it to the plant in Pithampur in Dhar district near Indore, where hazardous waste of other industrial units is disposed of.
Four days ago, the state government transported about 337 metric tonnes of waste lying in the Bhopal factory premises to Pithampur in 12 containers following the guidelines. The waste is still kept safely.
Meanwhile, protests took place there for two days and Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav himself had to intervene to maintain peace and law and order there. He appealed to the people not to pay heed to rumours and misleading news. The government is committed to work in accordance with the court's order keeping in mind the interests of the people there.
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