Bhopal Gas Tragedy, world's worst industrial and environment disasterever which claimed scores of lives, will complete its silver jubilee on December 3, however, there seems to be no end to the victims' woes. "We are not expendable. We are not flowers offered at the altar of profit and power. We are dancing flames committed to conquering darkness and to challenging those who threaten the planet and the magic and mystery of life."-- Rashida Bee, Bhopal gas leak survivor
THE WORLD'S worst industrial and environment disaster ever -- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which claimed scores of lives, will complete 25 years on December 3, however, there seems to be no end to the victims' woes.
The incident took place in 1984, when the lethal Methyl isocyanate (MIC) Gas leaked from the Union Carbide factory that was producing pesticides.
Hitting out at the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government, non-government organisations (NGOs) fighting for the cause of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims today alleged that neither the gas-affected persons were paid adequate compensation, nor any steps had been taken to dispose off the toxic wastes from the plant site.
They also accused the Centre and the state government of being responsible for not extraditing former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson.
The case is still being fought at the Chief Judicial Magistrate level and after that it may be challenged again in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
THE WORLD'S worst industrial and environment disaster ever -- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which claimed scores of lives, will complete 25 years on December 3, however, there seems to be no end to the victims' woes.
The incident took place in 1984, when the lethal Methyl isocyanate (MIC) Gas leaked from the Union Carbide factory that was producing pesticides.
Hitting out at the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government, non-government organisations (NGOs) fighting for the cause of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims today alleged that neither the gas-affected persons were paid adequate compensation, nor any steps had been taken to dispose off the toxic wastes from the plant site.
They also accused the Centre and the state government of being responsible for not extraditing former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson.
The case is still being fought at the Chief Judicial Magistrate level and after that it may be challenged again in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Meanwhile, a number of events including photo exhibition related to the disaster, agitations, sit-in, poetry night, press briefings and felicitation programmes are being
organised since last couple of days.
But is all this enough?
How long will the Indian government not dispense their duties? The least expected from them is to compensate for the victims of this sad tragedy.
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