#Bhopal must never be forgotten | Millennium Post
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Thirty-two years have passed since highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide factory and sneaked into the surrounding slums. While thousands died immediately, the survivors were left to fight the aftermath of one of the world’s largest industrial disasters. The impact lingered on and maimed generations.
Even as we come to the end of 2016, about 340 tonnes of hazardous waste remains dumped on the premise of the Union Carbide factory and grievances pile up. In 2015, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had offered to investigate the nature, depth and spread of contamination in the aftermath of the Bhopal disaster. The Centre turned down the offer.