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Bhopal gas tragedy activists seek removal of toxic waste, action against Dow Chemicals | Activists and family members of the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy here on Monday sought adequte compensation, removal of the toxic waste and filling of criminal cases against Dow Chemical. The activists lamented that the victims
of tragedy had not been paid adequate compensation yet. "Bhopal gas victims have
not yet received adequate compensation. Now the government is going to give
compensation.
The set up committee has recommended for compensation. We demand the families
of injured should get rupees five lakh and families of deceased should get rupees
10 lakh rupees," Abdul Niyaz, activist of Bhopal Gas Pirit Nyay Morcha, in New
Delhi. Satinath Sarangi, an activist of the Bhopal Group for Information and Action,
sought safe disposal of toxic waste buried in the ground. "We think if the intention
of government is clean, while fixing the responsibility on Dow Chemical the work
on cleaning should begin," said Satinath Sarangi in Bhopal city. Other activists
demanded that criminal cases be filed against the Dow Chemical Company. "There
should be criminal cases filed against Dow Chemical and also environment damage
cases. But it is not mentioned in these recommendations. We want criminal cases
and environment damage cases filed against Dow Chemicals," said Lal Krishna Namdev,
an activist in central Bhopal city. Meanwhile, the Group of Ministers (GoM), that
went into a whole range of issues, including relief and rehabilitation of the
victims, has reportedly finalised a Rs 1,500 crore package for enhancing compensation
for the kin of those who died and those debilitated in the Bhopal gas disaster
today in New Delhi. The GoM, headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram,is believed
to have recommended payment of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of the dead in the
world's worst industrial disaster nearly 26 years ago. Those permanently disabled
or suffering from critical ailments arising out of the deadly methyl isocyanate
gas leak are likely to get Rs five lakh while those partially debilitated will
get Rs three lakh. These are among the recommendations of the GoM made to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh in a report that will be considered by the Union Cabinet
at a special meeting on Friday. As per government sources, around 3,500 people
died immediately due to the gas leak but social activists say the actual figures
touched 25,000 in the years that followed. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had appointed
a Group of Ministers to examine all aspects of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster which
was expected to give its recommendations on Monday. |
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