Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest
Two people in India set themselves on fire Friday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.The protests erupted on Friday after authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste -- remaining from the world's deadliest industrial disaster in the city of Bhopal 40 years ago -- to the town of Pithampur for disposal.
Two set themselves on fire to protest disposal of Bhopal disaster waste
NEW DELHI: Two people set themselves on fire in India on Friday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.
2 protesting disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy in Dhar set selves on fire, now out of danger
Rajkumar Raghuvanshi and Raju Patel were participating in a protest after 12 containers of toxic waste had reached Pithampur from the Union Carbide site.
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years
Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate.
Bhopal gas tragedy waste containers parked in Pithampur for 24 hrs, bandh called today
CM has tasked senior cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya to mediate on the issue and convince the stakeholders of safety measures in place
Protests Erupt in Pithampur Over Bhopal Toxic Waste Disposal
Protests in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, erupted over the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy. Authorities imposed prohibitory orders to manage the tensions. The situation remains tense,
Toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak factory removed after 40 years
A court in December had set a four-week deadline for the waste to be disposed. On Wednesday, the toxic waste - around 337 tonnes - was taken from the Union Carbide factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal to an incinerator facility around 230km (143 miles) away.
Toxic waste moved 40 years after gas leak disaster in India
Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people.:: December 3, 1984On December 3, 1984 a methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American firm Union Carbide,
India Clears Toxic Waste 40 Years After Bhopal Gas Disaster
Indian authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world's deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal, media reported Thursday.
40 years on, toxic waste from Bhopal factory moved for disposal
Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tonnes of hazardous waste has been shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal at a unit in Dhar district, officials said on Thursday.
40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Toxic Waste Leaves for Incineration | Exclusive Ground Report
Forty years after the devastating Bhopal Gas Tragedy, a major step has been taken to address the hazardous legacy of the disaster. Hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste, left behind at the site, have been moved to a disposal facility in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur for incineration.
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