Today marks 35 years since the Bhopal gas tragedy - the world's deadliest industrial disaster.
Bhopal gas tragedy is the world's deadliest industrial disaster. It has been 35 years since half of the Bhopal population coughed and complained about their eyes and skin burning up, until they either met a quick death or lasted long enough to see their descendants suffer alongside.
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While the big tragedy was the gas leak. The bigger one is what has unfolded in the years to come.
Protesters and activists continue to fight and demand that the state govt not only stop downplaying the tragedy.
But also give relief and rehabilitation to the victims and their families.
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A study by Indian council of medical research shows congenital malformations in 9 per cent of the 1,048 newborns.
Union Carbide was charged with manslaughter but escaped criminal liability forever. The truth remains that the city continues to bear the brunt of December 2, 1984. A sense of outrage continues to echo.
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