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.

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.

Protests erupted in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, against the incineration of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy. The protests led to the registration of five cases under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

Protests in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, erupted over the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy. Authorities imposed prohibitory orders to manage the tensions. The situation remains tense,

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.:: December 3, 1984On December 3, 1984 a methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American firm Union Carbide,