Madhya Pradesh: Over 350 tonnes of waste from Union Carbide plant incinerated in Pithampur

Over 350 tonnes of 40-year-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal has been completely incinerated at a waste management facility in Pithampur, The Hindu reported.

The incineration process was safely completed at around 1 am at the Ramky Group’s Pithampur Industrial Waste Management plant, Sriniwas Dwivedi, a regional officer at the state Pollution Control Board, told the newspaper on Monday.

The process to bury the ash and other residue at scientifically designed landfill sites will begin soon, he said, adding that the waste residue was currently packed in sacks and kept in a leak-proof storage shed at the plant.

The landfill cells for the burial are being constructed and will be completed by November, Dwivedi said.

“If everything goes well, these residue will also be disposed of by December,” The Hindu quoted the officer as saying. “Before this, the residue will be treated scientifically so that their burial does not cause any harm to the environment.”

Initially, 30 tonnes of waste was incinerated during three trial runs after directives from the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The remaining waste was then burnt between May 5 and the early hours of Monday.

Real-time monitoring of the emissions during the process confirmed that all levels of gases and other particles remained within safe and permissible limits, Dwivedi...

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