Union Carbide waste disposal: Two attempt self-immolation in Pithampur, taken to Indore hospital

During a protest against the waste disposal in the town in the Dhar district, two persons poured some liquid on their bodies and set themselves on fire, according to eyewitnesses and a video shot at the scene.

Dhar Superintendent of Police Manoj Singh didn’t respond to calls from PTI.

Eyewitnesses said the two men were rushed to the hospital.

Shops and markets remained closed in the town amid the bandh call by ‘Pithampur Bachao Samiti’, which claims that the planned incineration of the Carbide waste in the area would harm the local people and environment.

Located nearly 30 km from Indore, Pithampur has a population of about 1.75 lakh. The Pithampur industrial area has about 700 factories in three sectors.