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Madhya Pradesh CM Visits Bhopal Carbide Site, Announces Memorial Plan

He says the cleaned campus will advance under High Court guidance.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inspected the defunct Union Carbide premises in old Bhopal and met gas relief officials.
  • He said hazardous waste left for decades was removed and disposed of in 2025 under Madhya Pradesh High Court directions.
  • About 337 metric tonnes of contaminated material were transported to Pithampur and incinerated at a Ramky facility, with the process completed on June 30, 2025.
  • The government will seek court guidance on additional uses for the land, with Yadav suggesting potential industrial development to create jobs.
  • Yadav criticized past Congress administrations and accused them of enabling Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson to leave India in 1984.