<p>Indore: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday chaired a meeting over the opposition to the disposal of 337 tonnes of waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy in Dhar near Indore.</p><p>Vijayvargiya, who is the guardian minister of Dhar, met public representatives, influential people and experts.</p><p>"We heard the views of everyone in the meeting. We have assured them we will take full care of public interest," he told reporters after the meeting.</p>.Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, BJP's Sumitra Mahajan.<p>Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has assured that no harm will be caused to the environment and people during the disposal of toxic waste, Vijayvargiya added.</p><p>Highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas had leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal in the intervening night of December 2-3 in 1984, killing 5,479 persons and leaving thousands of others with serious, long-term health issues. It is widely acknowledged as the world's worst industrial disaster.</p><p>Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 337 tons of waste was shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal at a unit in Dhar district.</p>.<p>It was transported at around 9 pm on Wednesday in 12 sealed container trucks via a 'green corridor' from Bhopal to Pithampur industrial area, located 250 km away. The vehicles reached the designated factory at Pithampur at around 4.30 am on Thursday.</p><p>While local residents have been holding protests and also plan a 'bandh' in Pithampur on Friday, a group of doctors has filed a PIL in the Indore bench of the High Court seeking a pause on the disposal on health grounds.</p><p>The Madhya Pradesh High Court on December 3 rebuked authorities for not clearing the Union Carbide site in Bhopal despite directions from even the Supreme Court. The HC set a four-week deadline to shift the waste. </p>
<p>Indore: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday chaired a meeting over the opposition to the disposal of 337 tonnes of waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy in Dhar near Indore.</p><p>Vijayvargiya, who is the guardian minister of Dhar, met public representatives, influential people and experts.</p><p>"We heard the views of everyone in the meeting. We have assured them we will take full care of public interest," he told reporters after the meeting.</p>.Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, BJP's Sumitra Mahajan.<p>Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has assured that no harm will be caused to the environment and people during the disposal of toxic waste, Vijayvargiya added.</p><p>Highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas had leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal in the intervening night of December 2-3 in 1984, killing 5,479 persons and leaving thousands of others with serious, long-term health issues. It is widely acknowledged as the world's worst industrial disaster.</p><p>Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 337 tons of waste was shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal at a unit in Dhar district.</p>.<p>It was transported at around 9 pm on Wednesday in 12 sealed container trucks via a 'green corridor' from Bhopal to Pithampur industrial area, located 250 km away. The vehicles reached the designated factory at Pithampur at around 4.30 am on Thursday.</p><p>While local residents have been holding protests and also plan a 'bandh' in Pithampur on Friday, a group of doctors has filed a PIL in the Indore bench of the High Court seeking a pause on the disposal on health grounds.</p><p>The Madhya Pradesh High Court on December 3 rebuked authorities for not clearing the Union Carbide site in Bhopal despite directions from even the Supreme Court. The HC set a four-week deadline to shift the waste. </p>