December 06, 2004

Bhopal - 20 years

It has been 20 years since the World's worst industrial accident hit the modest town of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India.

The killer gas leak struck the town in the night and has caused the death of more than 1000 residents of the town since. Besides the increasing death toll, it has also been the reason for lot of birth defects and illnesses the present generation faces.
The last week witnessed the 20th Anniversary of the disaster and people in the city are still suffering. Union Carbide, the company responsible for the disaster, has been accused of still not making an effort to decontaminate the ground water.

Warren Anderson - the CEO of Union Carbide, at the time of the disaster - still faces legal charges in India and New York. However, no progress has been made!

What will become? What will the Government do? How much longer do the innocent residents of Bhopal have to suffer?

Still un-answered questions loom large...
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