Protests Impact Worker Attendance in Pithampur Factories

Indore, The attendance of workers in factories at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh has dropped 5 to 7 per cent in the last four days after protests over the plan to dispose of the Union Carbide waste at a facility here, a local industrial organisation's office-bearer said on Tuesday.

Pithampur, a large industrial hub in Dhar district, witnessed violent protests last week after 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from the defunct factory in Bhopal was brought to Ramky Enviro unit for incineration.