‘Bhopal Has Live With It For 40 Years…’ CM Mohan Yadav Assures Scientific Disposal Of UCC Waste; Confirms No Harmful Impact On Environment (WATCH) |
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav assured the toxic Union Carbide Corporation waste will be disposed under the strict guidance of the scientists, adhering all environmental standards. He emphasised that the chemical waste will be disposed in a way there is no harmful impact in air or soil.
CM Yadav was briefing the media in Bhopal on Thursday morning, after containers carrying waste from Union Carbide plant in Bhopal reached Pithampur‘s Ramky Environment Management Engineering (REEL) Company.
Addressing the media the CM said, “Around 358 metric tons of hazardous waste from Union Carbide has been removed from Bhopal. For the last 40 years, the people of Bhopal were living with this waste. Many of Govt of India’s organisations were involved in the disposal of this toxic waste…There has been no environmental impact due to the disposal of this toxic waste. The whole process went peacefully. It is also our attempt not to politicise this issue.”
The CM emphasized that the waste disposal process will neither harm the environment nor affect groundwater. He added that thorough studies have been conducted before proceeding with the operation.
Trail incineration took place in 2015
The CM explained that the waste being incinerated in Pithampur has already undergone a dry run.
He said, “In August 2015, a trial run was conducted to burn the waste and its report was submitted to the Supreme Court. Based on this report, the Court directed us to destroy the waste. The reports confirmed that the process will have no negative environmental impact.”
CM Yadav also said that the High Court ordered the waste’s disposal process after reviewing the trial results. He assured the public that the government is taking all necessary precautions to ensure safety during the operation.
‘Bhopal Residents Lived With This Waste for 40 Years’
CM also responded to objections raised by the Congress in a protest in Pithampur. He said, “They are raising their voice about Pithampur but never spoke about Bhopal. Bhopal residents have lived with this waste for 40 years. This is not a political issue; we are simply complying with the Supreme Court’s orders,” he said.
