Forty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site.
However, local campaigners have accused the Indian government of greenwashing, arguing that the 337 tonnes of waste removed this week represents less than 1% of the more than 1m tonnes of hazardous materials left after the disaster and that the cleanup has done nothing to tackle chemical contamination of the area.
There have also been protests over fears that the incineration of the waste will only lead to further contamination and toxic exposure in other areas.
More than 3,000 people were killed in the immediate aftermath and at least 25,000 are estimated to have died overall.
Local groups have claimed the true number is probably even higher due to the long-term effects of the poisonous gas, which include high rates of cancers, kidney and lung diseases. High numbers of babies have been stillborn or born with severe disabilities to gas-affected mothers in recent years.
Union Carbide
I will always associate that name with gross negligence which cost thousands of lives.
Both Canada (mining) and America (petroleum and chemical manufacturing) have dozens of companies that see no problem with killing people and land in other nations, then walking away from the clean-up with ALL the money in their pockets.
Every one of those fucking assholes should be meeting up with a Luigi on a dark street.
They’re happy to do it in their own nations, too, it’s just harder to get away with on home-turf.
I can’t comprehend how CEO was left to leave on his charter plane after getting arrested in India.
An envelope of cash probably helped .
With a promise of future facilities built and tons of bribes to grease the wheels …
under a different company name ofc.
“it’s just the way it works over there”
