Bhopal gas leak: SC orders disposal of toxic waste in 6 months

August 09, 2012 19:43

The Supreme Court today set a six- month deadline for removal and disposal of toxic waste of the the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and asked the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to do the job within the stipulated time frame.

"It is indisputable that huge toxic materials/waste is still lying in and around the factory. Its very existence is hazardous to health. It needs to be disposed of at the earliest and in a scientific manner.

"Thus, we direct the Centre and the state govt to take immediate steps for disposal of the toxic waste lying in and around the factory on the recommendations of Empowered Monitoring Committee, Advisory Committee and National Institute of Research in Environment Health within six months from today," a bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said.

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