Third round of trial incineration of Carbide waste begins at Pithampur

Mhow: The third round of the trial incineration of UCIL waste began on Monday at the transfer and disposal facility in Pithampur amidst strict monitoring by pollution control board.

The press release issued by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), Indore, stated, "In compliance with the court order in writ petition No. 2802/2004 (Alok Pratap Singh vs. Union of India & Others), the third round of the trial incineration began at 7.41 am on Monday. The incineration process for that waste was done at a rate of 270 kilogram per hour under the strict monitoring of the officials from the MPPCB. The waste incineration is being continuously monitored through an Online Continuous Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS). As per the latest readings, emission levels remain within the prescribed environmental standards."

The third trial run of this incineration will conclude on Wednesday.

Earlier, officials had transported 337 tonnes of waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in the state capital to Pithampur facility, about 250 km away, on Jan 2 as part of a plan to dispose of the material. On Jan 6, the HC had directed the state govt to take steps within six weeks to dispose of the waste by following safety guidelines.

In its order of Feb 18, MP Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain had directed that the state govt to undertake first trial run of 10 metric tonnes by taking all protocols into consideration on Feb 27. "If there is no adverse effect, the second trial run will take place on March 4, followed by the third trial run on March 10. Thereafter, based on results of same, after the due tests, they will continue to dispose of the remaining waste and file the status report," the HC said.

The transportation of Carbide waste to Pithampur facility had witnessed huge protest. The protesters had expressed apprehensions about harm to human population and environment due to the disposal of this waste, which the state govt has completely rejected. It had organised ‘Jan Samvad' programmes in Pithampur and its surrounding places to spread awareness about the waste disposal process.

Mhow: The third round of the trial incineration of UCIL waste began on Monday at the transfer and disposal facility in Pithampur amidst strict monitoring by pollution control board.

The press release issued by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), Indore, stated, "In compliance with the court order in writ petition No. 2802/2004 (Alok Pratap Singh vs. Union of India & Others), the third round of the trial incineration began at 7.41 am on Monday. The incineration process for that waste was done at a rate of 270 kilogram per hour under the strict monitoring of the officials from the MPPCB. The waste incineration is being continuously monitored through an Online Continuous Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS). As per the latest readings, emission levels remain within the prescribed environmental standards."

The third trial run of this incineration will conclude on Wednesday.

Earlier, officials had transported 337 tonnes of waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in the state capital to Pithampur facility, about 250 km away, on Jan 2 as part of a plan to dispose of the material. On Jan 6, the HC had directed the state govt to take steps within six weeks to dispose of the waste by following safety guidelines.

In its order of Feb 18, MP Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain had directed that the state govt to undertake first trial run of 10 metric tonnes by taking all protocols into consideration on Feb 27. "If there is no adverse effect, the second trial run will take place on March 4, followed by the third trial run on March 10. Thereafter, based on results of same, after the due tests, they will continue to dispose of the remaining waste and file the status report," the HC said.

The transportation of Carbide waste to Pithampur facility had witnessed huge protest. The protesters had expressed apprehensions about harm to human population and environment due to the disposal of this waste, which the state govt has completely rejected. It had organised ‘Jan Samvad' programmes in Pithampur and its surrounding places to spread awareness about the waste disposal process.