Bhopal Gas Tragedy: New Government Study Shows High Groundwater Contamination In Some Areas

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: New Government Study Shows High Groundwater Contamination In Some Areas

Some locations near the Union Carbide’s pesticide plant continue to report high concentrations of heavy metals in the groundwater, four decades after the Bhopal Gas tragedy, according to a new report by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).In December last year, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognizance of a media report spotlighting groundwater contamination risks from poorly managed toxic waste at the Union Carbide factor…