Twelve leak-free containers carrying 337 metric tons of toxic waste for incineration reached the Pithampur plant 42 miles from Bhopal amid heavy security, Swatantra Kumar Singh, the director of Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department, told Reuters.

Authorities in India have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from an Indian chemical factory that witnessed one of the world's deadliest gas leaks 40 years ago. A court in December had set a four-week deadline for the waste to be disposed.

As per the 1992 study by R Dhara, the Bhopal gas leak, world's worst disaster, caused chronic inflammatory damage to the eyes and lungs, which was also the main cause of morbidity. Reproductive health problems in form of increased spontaneous abortions and psychological problems were also reported.

Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate.

Authorities in India have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from a chemical factory that witnessed one of the world's deadliest gas leaks 40 years ago. Thousands of people died in the central city of Bhopal in December 1984 after breathing a poisonous gas leaked from the factory.

A massive protest in Indore against the disposal of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, turned tragic after two protesters reportedly attempted self-immolation on Friday. According to the Indore police,

A large number of people in Pithampur, Dhar gathered and protested over the shifting of 40-year-old toxic waste from Union Carbide, Bhopal here for its disposal. Dhar Collector Priyank Mishra said,

Locals in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur are protesting against the disposal of chemical waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant after which, police resorted to lathi-charge.