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As the sun went down on Bhopal Wednesday, victims of the gas tragedy were set for a torch rally from one landmark, Bhopal Talkies, to another unfortunate landmark - the now defunct Union Carbide factory.
The procession is being taken out by the Bhopal Group of Information and Action (BGIA) - working for victims of the gas disaster that occurred at the factory exactly 25 years ago - and groups affiliated to it.
'People living next to the Union Carbide factory - where the ground water is contaminated by poison from the hazardous chemical waste of the factory - will also join the march while the children who were poisoned by contaminated ground water form a prominent part of the rally,' said Rachna Dhingra of the BGIA.
The survivors have been demanding immediate setting up of an Empowered Commission on Bhopal gas tragedy for long term medical care, economic and social rehabilitation and supply of safe drinking water, besides cleaning up of the hazardous waste.
Thousands of tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) spewed out of the Union Carbide factory on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984 killing over 3,500 people instantly and maiming several thousands for life.
The torch rally would be followed by a commemoration ceremony and movie screening.
The procession is being taken out by the Bhopal Group of Information and Action (BGIA) - working for victims of the gas disaster that occurred at the factory exactly 25 years ago - and groups affiliated to it.
'People living next to the Union Carbide factory - where the ground water is contaminated by poison from the hazardous chemical waste of the factory - will also join the march while the children who were poisoned by contaminated ground water form a prominent part of the rally,' said Rachna Dhingra of the BGIA.
The survivors have been demanding immediate setting up of an Empowered Commission on Bhopal gas tragedy for long term medical care, economic and social rehabilitation and supply of safe drinking water, besides cleaning up of the hazardous waste.
Thousands of tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) spewed out of the Union Carbide factory on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984 killing over 3,500 people instantly and maiming several thousands for life.
The torch rally would be followed by a commemoration ceremony and movie screening.
A quarter century has passed since the world's worst industrial disaster killed thousands in Bhopal after tonnes of poisonous methyl-isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, killing about 4,000 people instantly.
Thousands were severely injured and handicapped. NGOs estimate that the death toll rose sharply to 10,000 within 72 hours and that the number now stands at over 25,000.
India is, however, yet to extradite the main accused, American Warren Anderson, who was chief executive officer of the Union Carbide Corp (UCC), now owned by Dow Chemical Co.
On the 25 th anniversary of the tragedy, we remember the victims of the horrific disaster.
Thousands were severely injured and handicapped. NGOs estimate that the death toll rose sharply to 10,000 within 72 hours and that the number now stands at over 25,000.
India is, however, yet to extradite the main accused, American Warren Anderson, who was chief executive officer of the Union Carbide Corp (UCC), now owned by Dow Chemical Co.
On the 25 th anniversary of the tragedy, we remember the victims of the horrific disaster.
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