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Madhya Pradesh government authorities shifted 337 tonnes of waste from the defunct Carbide factory to Pithampur after the High Court pulled up government for the 40-year delay in disposing of the waste.
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Under Section 163, several regulations have been imposed, including a ban on large gatherings, processions, among others. People in MP's Pithampur are protesting against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from Union Carbide.
Shops and markets at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district remained closed on Friday amid a bandh call against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in the industrial town.
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The 377 tonnes of hazardous waste will be disposed of at an incineration site in Pithampur near Indore, around 250 km from Bhopal. Officials said initially some part of the waste will be burnt at the disposal unit of Pithampur.
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