Besides this, the Group of Ministers under the chairmanship of Finance Minister P Chidambaram also decided "in principle" to make Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers as a nodal officer to coordinate among various departments in Madhya Pradesh and at the Centre which will be involved in the process.
The GoM has already approved removal of toxic waste, at the cost of Rs 25 crore, by German agency-GIZ IS.
Madhya Pradesh Gas and Relief Minister Babular Gaur, who had attended the meeting, sought clarity on the liability of the German firm in case of any lapses during the whole work.
"Any dispute arising during the whole process will be resolved as per Indian law and rules in the country," Gaur said.
About 346 MT toxic waste is lying within the premises of the erstwhile M/s Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) at Bhopal.
The worst-ever industrial disaster had taken place at the Union Carbide plant on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984.
According to government data, over Rs 3,000 crore has been given as compensation in 5,295 cases of death, 4,902 cases of permanent disability, 5,27,894 cases of minor injury and 35,455 cases related to temporary disability due to the tragedy among others.
The meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal among others.
