Bhopal: Swatantra Kumar Singh, Director of the state’s Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department, said that a 250 km long ‘green corridor’ will be built to send this chemical waste from Bhopal to Pithampur. The waste will be burnt in Ramki Enviro. Every container will have a unique number. The district administration will be informed about the route through which these trucks and containers will pass.
These trucks will go to Indore 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.
Ash will be examined
The process of burning this waste will be started in the waste disposal unit of Pithampur. Initially, some part of the waste will be burnt and its ash will be scientifically examined to ensure that no harmful elements are left. If everything goes well, this process will be completed in three months. Otherwise, it may take up to nine months to burn it at a slow pace.
The smoke from burning waste will be passed through a four-layer special filter, so that there is no air pollution. The entire process will be monitored and its record will be kept. The ash formed from the waste will be buried in a ‘landfill site’ covered with a two-layer strong membrane, so that it does not come in contact with soil and water.
Local people protest
Some local people and environmental activists are claiming that the soil and water sources there were polluted after Union Carbide’s 10 tonnes of waste was destroyed in Pithampur in 2015. However, the Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department has denied these claims. Department Director Swatantra Kumar Singh said, “It has been decided to destroy 337 tonnes of waste in Pithampur only after the 2015 test and examination of all objections. This unit has all the arrangements to destroy the waste in a safe manner and there is nothing to worry about.”
