<p>Jabalpur: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> High Court on Tuesday allowed the state government to carry out a trial run of the disposal of 40-year-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in Pithampur area of Dhar district.</p>.<p>The incineration on a trial basis will be carried out in three phases from February 27, said Advocate General Prashant Singh.</p>.<p>The government on Tuesday filed a compliance report sought by the court in January about the steps taken for creating public awareness about the waste disposal process, he said.</p>.<p>Locals in Pithampur are fiercely opposed to the planned disposal, in their region, of the waste linked to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy which killed more than 5,000 people.</p>.1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Disposal of waste at Pithampur comes under Supreme Court scanner.<p>After carrying out an awareness campaign, a trial run of the disposal should be allowed, the government requested the court.</p>.<p>The trial run will be carried out in three phases, with 10 tons of waste being disposed of in each phase, Singh said.</p>.<p>In the first trial run, waste will be disposed of at a rate of 135 kilograms per hour. It will be accelerated to 180 kg per hour and 270 kg per hour in the second and third phases, he said.</p>.<p>As per the HC's directions, the first trial run will take place on February 27, the second on March 4, followed by the third on a date yet unspecified, the advocate general added.</p>.<p>Results of the trial runs will be submitted to the Central Pollution Control Board, which will then prescribe the `feed rate' at which disposal of the remaining waste should be carried out, he said.</p>.<p>A total of 337 tons of hazardous waste from Union Carbide factory has arrived at the Pithampur disposal plant.</p>.<p>A compliance report will be submitted to the court on March 27. </p>
<p>Jabalpur: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> High Court on Tuesday allowed the state government to carry out a trial run of the disposal of 40-year-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in Pithampur area of Dhar district.</p>.<p>The incineration on a trial basis will be carried out in three phases from February 27, said Advocate General Prashant Singh.</p>.<p>The government on Tuesday filed a compliance report sought by the court in January about the steps taken for creating public awareness about the waste disposal process, he said.</p>.<p>Locals in Pithampur are fiercely opposed to the planned disposal, in their region, of the waste linked to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy which killed more than 5,000 people.</p>.1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Disposal of waste at Pithampur comes under Supreme Court scanner.<p>After carrying out an awareness campaign, a trial run of the disposal should be allowed, the government requested the court.</p>.<p>The trial run will be carried out in three phases, with 10 tons of waste being disposed of in each phase, Singh said.</p>.<p>In the first trial run, waste will be disposed of at a rate of 135 kilograms per hour. It will be accelerated to 180 kg per hour and 270 kg per hour in the second and third phases, he said.</p>.<p>As per the HC's directions, the first trial run will take place on February 27, the second on March 4, followed by the third on a date yet unspecified, the advocate general added.</p>.<p>Results of the trial runs will be submitted to the Central Pollution Control Board, which will then prescribe the `feed rate' at which disposal of the remaining waste should be carried out, he said.</p>.<p>A total of 337 tons of hazardous waste from Union Carbide factory has arrived at the Pithampur disposal plant.</p>.<p>A compliance report will be submitted to the court on March 27. </p>