The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which held its last meeting here Sunday and will submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, will recommend filing of a curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal liability, seeking extradition of former UCC chief Warren Andreson and cleaning up toxic material from the Bhopal site.
The proceedings of the Empowered Group of Ministers does not inspire much confidence that the lakhs of victims of the catastrophic Bhopal gas leak will get justice. In fact, it almost seems as if a second betrayal is on the cards. There are reports that the EGoM wants the Madhya Pradesh government to bury and clean up the toxic waste.
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy is understood to have today decided to recommend filing of a curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal liability, seek extradition of former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson and cleaning up the complex by burying the toxic waste.
NEW DELHI: Even as it pursues its case to make Dow Chemical pay for the clean-up of the Bhopal gas leak site, the Centre has decided to spend about Rs. 250 crore towards complete remediation.
With a former Chairman of Union Carbide India Limited, Keshub Mahindra, and seven others convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by a trial court, the 26-year-old Bhopal tragedy case has reached a new stage.
NEW DELHI: Activists and groups representing victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak are asking if the government is letting the Dow Chemical off the hook by deciding to pay for the clean-up of the contaminated site.
New Delhi: Environmentalists and activists who have been tracking the Bhopal gas tragedy case say the current ownership of the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant should make no material difference to the case against Dow Chemicals.
Bhopal, June 18: Sheeshon Ka Mahal, a documentary film based on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, commissioned by the Madhya Pradesh government, may never see the light of day as its original print has been lost, official sources said on Friday.
