Gas tragedy: 30 years on, time heals little

Updated On Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST
1 / 23
Gas tragedy survivors and supporters spit at a poster of Union Carbide to register their protest on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Gas tragedy survivors and supporters spit at a poster of Union Carbide to register their protest on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

2 / 23
Gas tragedy survivors and social activists burn a poster of Dow Chemical in front of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Gas tragedy survivors and social activists burn a poster of Dow Chemical in front of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

3 / 23
Effigies representing judiciary, politicians and MNCs being burnt by Bhopal gas tragedy survivors and supporters on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Effigies representing judiciary, politicians and MNCs being burnt by Bhopal gas tragedy survivors and supporters on the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

4 / 23
MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attends the all-religion prayer meet organised to pay tributes to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy on Wednesday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attends the all-religion prayer meet organised to pay tributes to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy on Wednesday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo)

5 / 23
Survivors and activists take part in a rally from Hamidia Road to Union Carbide factory on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, in Bhopal on Wednesday. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Survivors and activists take part in a rally from Hamidia Road to Union Carbide factory on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, in Bhopal on Wednesday. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

6 / 23
International Campaign for Justice organised a torch rally from Iqbal Maidan to Union Carbide factory on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

International Campaign for Justice organised a torch rally from Iqbal Maidan to Union Carbide factory on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

7 / 23
International Campaign for Justice organised a torch rally from Iqbal Maidan to Union Carbide factory on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

International Campaign for Justice organised a torch rally from Iqbal Maidan to Union Carbide factory on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

8 / 23
Bhopal gas disaster victim Pujarbai, who has lost her eyesight, attends a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Bhopal gas disaster victim Pujarbai, who has lost her eyesight, attends a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

9 / 23
Bhopal gas disaster survivors hold posters during a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Bhopal gas disaster survivors hold posters during a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

10 / 23
A Bhopal gas disaster survivor holds a placard during a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

A Bhopal gas disaster survivor holds a placard during a protest rally in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

11 / 23
Visitors look at photographs of Bhopal gas disaster victims displayed at Remember Bhopal Museum in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Visitors look at photographs of Bhopal gas disaster victims displayed at Remember Bhopal Museum in Bhopal on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

12 / 23
Gas survivors get emotional as they visit 'Remember Bhopal Museum'. It is the first museum in India that relies on the oral testimonials of survivors. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Gas survivors get emotional as they visit 'Remember Bhopal Museum'. It is the first museum in India that relies on the oral testimonials of survivors. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

13 / 23
Gas survivors get emotional as they visit 'Remember Bhopal Museum'. It is the first museum in India that relies on the oral testimonials of survivors. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Gas survivors get emotional as they visit 'Remember Bhopal Museum'. It is the first museum in India that relies on the oral testimonials of survivors. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

14 / 23
Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit pensioners burn the effigy of Dow Chemical on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy on Tuesday. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit pensioners burn the effigy of Dow Chemical on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy on Tuesday. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

15 / 23
Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit pensioners stage a demonstration before burning the effigy of Dow Chemical on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit pensioners stage a demonstration before burning the effigy of Dow Chemical on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

16 / 23
Objects and oral renditions of gas survivors on display at Remember Bhopal Museum. The museum will be inaugurated on Tuesday. (Shahroz Afridi/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Objects and oral renditions of gas survivors on display at Remember Bhopal Museum. The museum will be inaugurated on Tuesday. (Shahroz Afridi/HT photo)

17 / 23
Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy. (PTI photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy. (PTI photo)

18 / 23
Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

19 / 23
Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

20 / 23
Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Sambhavna Trust organised a peace march to pay homage to Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bhopal. (Praveen Bajpai/HT photo)

21 / 23
Differently abled children of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors pay homage to those who had died in the disaster in 1984, at Iqbal Maidan in Bhopal on Sunday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Differently abled children of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors pay homage to those who had died in the disaster in 1984, at Iqbal Maidan in Bhopal on Sunday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo)

22 / 23
Differently abled children of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors pay homage to those who had died in the disaster in 1984, at Iqbal Maidan in Bhopal on Sunday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Differently abled children of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors pay homage to those who had died in the disaster in 1984, at Iqbal Maidan in Bhopal on Sunday. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo)

23 / 23
Amnesty International's secretary general Salil Shetty (centre) with victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:22 pm IST

Amnesty International's secretary general Salil Shetty (centre) with victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT photo)

SHARE
Story Saved
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
Get App
crown-icon
Subscribe Now!