Symbolic map of the route from Bhopal to Pithampur.
The shifting of toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory has started after 40 years. At 9 pm on Wednesday night, 12 containers carrying 337 metric tons of garbage left for Pithampur. The waste is being sent to Pithampur through tight security and a 250 km long green corridor.
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Due to the green corridor built for containers, traffic jams have arisen at many places. There was a jam of about two kilometers long at Crescent intersection in Sehore. There was a jam of about 4 kilometers long near Ashta also. Due to which people were seen getting upset.
337 metric tons of garbage packed in 4 days The process of shifting of waste started on Sunday afternoon. 337 metric tons of garbage was packed in bags in 4 days. Started loading it into containers from Tuesday night. The process was completed by Wednesday afternoon and it was sent towards Pithampur at night. This chemical waste of Union Carbide will be burnt at Ramki Enviro Company of Pithampur. 100 policemen are deployed while taking away the waste.
The High Court had given instructions to remove this toxic waste by January 6. The government has to present the report in the High Court on January 3.
On Wednesday night, chemical waste from Union Carbide Factory was sent to Pithampur from Bhopal.
At around 10.30 pm, trucks filled with toxic waste left the border of Sehore district.
Jam situation created due to green corridor A green corridor has been created for the containers going from Bhopal to Pithampur carrying poisonous waste from the Union Carbite factory. Due to this, traffic jams have arisen at many places. An ambulance got stuck in a jam at Crescent intersection in Sehore. After this, the same situation was seen in Ashta also. Here too there was a jam of about 4 kilometers long. In fact, vehicles are being stopped at every toll for half an hour, so that trucks filled with garbage can move forward easily. This is how the Green Corridor is working.
There was a jam at Crescent intersection of Sehore. An ambulance also got stuck in the jam.
Garbage reaching Pithampur through this route
Symbolic map of the route from Bhopal to Pithampur.
Every container has a unique number. The route through which these truck containers will travel will be informed to the district administration and police. The containers are going to Pithampur via Karond Mandi, People’s Mall, Karond Square, Gandhi Nagar, Mubarakpur, Sehore Naka. This route has been chosen because the traffic pressure on this route is less at night.
Containers running at a speed of 40-50 km/hour Special containers carrying garbage are moving at a speed of about 40 to 50 km per hour. You will also be stopped for some time on the way. Police security forces, ambulance, fire brigade and quick response teams are present with the containers. There are two drivers in every container.
The process of filling the garbage started on Sunday in the presence of experts.
Only plant in Pithampur of Dhar district The only plant for disposal of chemical and other waste generated from industrial units in MP is at Pithampur in Dhar district. Burning of waste is done here. This plant is operated as per the guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Trial run was done 9 years ago, 90 kg garbage was burnt every hour. On August 13, 2015, 10 metric tons of toxic waste was sent from Union Carbide for disposal at the incinerator located at Pithampur. Then it was burnt for 3 days as a trial run. According to the Central Pollution Control Board report, 90 kg of garbage was burnt every hour in the incinerator during the trial run.
On the basis of this trial run report, the High Court has now directed the state government to dispose of 337 metric tons of toxic waste kept in the Union Carbide factory in Pithampur.
Toxic waste packed like this Special precautions were taken while filling toxic waste. Equipment for monitoring air quality was installed at three places in the factory. From these, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide along with PM 10 and PM 2.5 were examined. The dust from the area where the garbage was kept has also been sent through containers along with the garbage.
337 tonnes of toxic waste was kept in bags inside the factory. It was packed in a special jumbo bag. These are made of HDPE non reactive liner. No reaction can occur in its material. More than 50 laborers were employed to fill garbage in bags. All of them were wearing PPE kits.
The team of workers was changed every 30 minutes. As soon as they took off the PPE kit, their help checkup was done. A team of doctors was present in the temporary hospital. Here, arrangements were made for their food and even bathing. The bottles in which the workers and officers drank water were also taken away.
The safety of the workers was also taken care of while filling the waste in bags and containers.
How will the waste be disposed of? The container was weighed before shipping. Weighing will also be done on reaching Pithampur. A wooden platform has been made in Pithampur to keep the garbage. This platform is 25 feet above the ground. The team of CPCB scientists will decide when to burn this waste. Sample testing will also be done before deciding in which season, at what temperature and in what quantity it should be burnt. First 37 tonnes of garbage will be burnt.
It will take so much time to burn garbage It will take 153 days i.e. 5 months and 1 day to burn the waste at the speed of 90 kg per hour in Ramki Enviro. If it is destroyed at a speed of 270 kilograms per hour, it will take 51 days to destroy it.
Protest against burning garbage in Pithampur
More than 10 organizations call for bandh on January 3 More than 10 organizations have called for Pithampur bandh on January 3 to protest against burning of garbage. Many organizations including Pithampur Kshetra Raksha Manch, Pithampur Trade Union Sangharsh Samiti, Madhya Pradesh Kisan Sabha say that Bhopal’s waste should be sent to America. Pithampur Bachao Samiti is preparing to protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on 2 January.
Indore doctors filed petition in High Court Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital Alumni Association of Indore has filed a petition in the High Court against burning of 337 metric tons of toxic waste of Union Carbide in Pithampur. In this petition filed by association member Dr. Sanjay Lodhe and other members, questions have been raised on garbage disposal without trial and research. Local citizens have also opposed it.
world’s biggest gas tragedy
Thousands of people were killed 40 years ago More than 3 thousand people were killed on the spot in the Bhopal gas tragedy. More than 30 thousand people died later. The tragedy occurred 40 years and 1 month ago on the night of 2-3 December 1984. Google search engine also believes that no such industrial disaster has happened in the world before or since.
Those who closely observed and covered this incident say that there were dead bodies and vehicles were not enough to carry them. There were so many screams that people were finding it difficult to talk to each other. There was so much fog that recognition was a challenge that night.
Gas tragedy at a glance
- 36 wards of Bhopal were considered affected after the gas scandal.
- According to records, 3787 people died due to gas leak within 24 hours.
- So far 35 thousand people have died due to the effects of poisonous gas.
- 5,74,386 people got compensation for the gas tragedy.