Mercury Alarm Over 900 Tonnes Of Union Carbide Waste Ash In Pithampur, MPPCB Files High Court Report
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board has submitted a fresh report to the High Court concerning Union Carbide's toxic waste disposal in Pithampur. NGOs have raised concerns over alleged mercury contamination in approximately 900 metric tonnes of residual ash. The court has taken the report on record, scheduling November 27 hearing.