Jan 02, 2025 08:21 AM IST Toxic waste shifted from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory for disposal after 40 years Bhopal, Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tons of hazardous waste has been shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal, an official said. The toxic waste was transported on Wednesday night in 12 sealed container trucks from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district, 250 km away from here. “The 12 container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey around 9 pm. A green corridor was created for the nearly-seven journey of the vehicles to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district,” said Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department Director Swatantra Kumar Singh. Nearly 100 persons worked in 30-minute shifts since Sunday to pack and load the waste in trucks, he said. “They underwent health check-ups and were given rest every 30 minutes,” Singh added. The highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory on the intervening night of …