On the direction of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, 307 tonnes of poisonous waste (Toxic waste) has been settled at Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory at an waste settlement plant in Pithampur. Along with this, a total of 337 tons (337 tons) of the factory responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy have been destroyed.
An official of the State Pollution Control Board gave this information on Monday. The official said that 30 tonnes of garbage of the Union Carbide factory has already been burnt during three trials at the plant in Dhar district. In Bhopal, on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984, there was a leakage of highly poisonous methyl isocynet gas from the Union Carbide factory. At least 5,479 people were killed and thousands of people were crippled. It is counted among the largest industrial disasters in the world.
State Pollution Control Board Regional Officer Srinivas Dwivedi said that the process of consuming 307 tons of union carbide factory at the waste settlement plant run by a private company in Pithampur had started around 7.45 minutes late on May 5, which ended at 01:00 pm on Sunday (June 29) and Monday (30 June).
He said that according to the directions issued by the High Court on March 27, the remaining waste of Union Carbide was lit at a maximum rate of 270 kg per hour at Pithampur plant under the supervision of technical experts of the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board. Dwivedi said that during this waste being consumed, the emission of individual gases and particles from the Pithampur plant was monitored in real time by an online mechanism.
He claimed, “All emissions were found within the standard limit during the burning of the waste of the union carbide factory in this plant. We have no information about any adverse effect on the health of people living in the surrounding areas during the waste consumed.
According to Dwivedi, a total of 337 tonnes of ash and other remains of the union carbide factory are being safely filled in sacks and kept in the ‘leak-proof storage shade’ of the plant. He informed that special facilities (landfill cells) are being constructed under the scientific process fixed to bury these remains in the ground and this work is expected to be completed by November.
Dwivedi said, “If everything goes well, these remains will also be settled by December. Earlier, these remains will be treated in a scientific manner so that they do not harm Avo-Hawa due to burial.
Work done in 55 days
High Court Indore had fixed a maximum of 70 days to burn this waste. But the work was completed in a controlled manner in 55 days at the plant. The remaining ash after burning was kept in HDPE bags of one ton, so that there is no leaks. They are kept in leaked proof storage. It will now be prepared for landfills.
Soil and bag will also destroy
It is reported that there was also the soil in Bhopal along with Yuka waste, which was brought in a packing bag. It will also be destroyed. All these processes will be held in the month of December.
Process in this way
- The waste was brought to Pithampur in 12 containers by the High Court order.
- On the orders of the High Court, the first 10-10 metric tonnes have been seen. The work took place between 28 February to 12 March.
- When the report came correct, the High Court had ordered the remaining waste. This work was started from 5 May.
- On June 29, at one and a half pm, the last consignment was put in 270 kg of waste plant and the work of burning was completed at four in the morning.
- A total of 30 tonnes of garbage was burnt during three trials at the plant.
- The state government was then quoted by the state government as saying that the emissions were found within the prescribed standards during the three trials during the three trials, respectively, 135 kg per hour, 180 kg per hour and 270 kg per hour.
According to the state government, the garbage of the union carbide factory included the soil, reactor residue, sevin (pesticide) residue, nephthal residue and ‘semi -processed’ remains of the premises of this closed unit. According to the State Pollution Control Board, according to scientific evidence, the impact of Sevin and Nephthal chemicals in this waste had already been “almost negligible”. According to the board, at present there was no existence of methyl isocyanate gas in this waste and there were no radioactive particles in it.
750 tonnes will be kept in landfill in November
Lime and sodium sulfide have been added to the same amount of lime and sodium sulfide to reduce its harmful effects while burning the waste of Yuka. In this way, after burning 337 tonnes of waste, 750 tonnes of ashes have accumulated. It will be placed in a hDPE bag of one ton and placed in the premises of the consumed plant company in the leaked proof storage shed.
Pollution and harmful elements
Heavy metal was tested for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, copper, nickel, cadmium, vinadium, antimony, arsenic etc. These determined values were found. The air quality measured device was installed by the MP Pollution Control Board in the Chirakhan, Tarapura, Bajrangpura and the resistance plant campus. Among them, the ambient air quality was found within the prescribed standard range.
