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Associated PressCompany to burn Bhopal toxic wasteBy R.K. MISRA, Associated Press Writer
48 minutes ago
AHMEDABAD, India - An Indian company plans to burn toxic waste
from the city of Bhopal, the site of the world's worst industrial
disaster, despite environmentalists' objections.
Bharuch Environ Infrastructure Ltd. said Tuesday that burning the
waste poses no threat.
-snip-Dow has maintained that it is not responsible for cleaning up the
site, and the plant is now under the control of India's Madhya
Pradesh state, which has agreed to pay BEIL $220,000 to dispose
of the waste.
Punjwani said 350 tons of waste will be transported from Bhopal to
Ankleshwar, an industrial area in the western state of Gujarat, by
July. It then will be burned at high temperatures over the course
of a week.
Environmentalists objected to disposing of the waste in Ankleshwar,
and said BEIL was not up to the task.
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