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Amid strong local protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav decides to halt the disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste in Pithampur until further court orders. The chief minister claims ...

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): A large gathering of people staged a protest at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday against shifting of 40-year-old toxic waste from ...

Notably, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had set a four-week deadline for the removal of the hazardous waste with a warning of contempt proceedings if authorities fail to comply. Meanwhile ...

New Delhi: Four decades after the deadly gas leak claimed more than 5,000 lives and injured lakhs of others, 337 metric tonnes of toxic chemical waste from the Union Carbide plant reached Pithampur in ...