{
  "id": 5491020,
  "title": "Jabalpur High Court Seeks Reports On Union Carbide Toxic Residue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/jabalpur-high-court-seeks-reports-on-union-carbide-toxic-residue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T04:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/jabalpur-high-court-seeks-reports-on-union-carbide-toxic-residue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jabalpur High Court seeks reports on Union Carbide toxic residue. The Principal Bench directs the Department of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation and MP Pollution Control Board to submit all reports within two weeks. The matter concerns hazardous waste from Union Carbide Corporation. A hearing is scheduled for October 15. MPPCB has released a report on groundwater testing near the factory. NGOs raised alarms about high mercury levels in the ash, contradicting an official 2025 report. Pithampur Bachao Samiti and Bhopal groups expressed concerns over toxic ash stored at the Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility in Pithampur. Top MP officials are set to meet Solicitor General before the Supreme Court hearing.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Principal Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has directed the Department of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation (DBGTRR) and MP Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to produce all reports on toxic residue within two weeks and serve them to all concerned parties. Matter about Union Carbide Corporation's (UCC) hazardous waste was listed for hearing before…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}