BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY
(CENTRE TO PAY RS250 CRORE TO CLEAN TOXIC WASTE)
The Centre has decided tyo spend about Rs 250 crore towards complete remediation.The entire process of decontaminating the one million tonnes of toxic waste at the site will be completed in two to three years, according to sources at the fourth meeting of the current group of ministers on the bhopal gas leak disaster,which met on Sunday while the centre will offer funding and technical support.
The National Environmental engineering Research Institute (NEERI), which made a presentation at the meeting, has recommended that the decontaminated soil be buried between concrete slabs at the site itself.
Sunday’s (20th June,2010) meeting focussed on the environment aspects of the disaster, including remediation of contaminated soil, contaminated water, the toxic waste etc.
Madha pradesh High court, directing the carbide company, which bought out union carbide in 1991, to deposit Rs 100 crore towards the cost of clean up.
Prof. John Kurakar
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