Bhopal gas tragedy: 35 years later, survivors continue to fight for justice

Thirty-five years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, survivors are still fighting for adequate compensation and proper medical treatment for ailments caused by the toxic leak. In pic: Effigy depicting losses suffered by citizens of Bhopal during the gas leakage from Union Carbide Plant. (Express photo)

The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world’s “major industrial accidents” of the 20th century, according to a UN report. The survivors continue to suffer from many diseases, including cancer, tumours and lung problems, caused by the inhalation of the poisonous gas thirty-five years ago. In pic: A rally held in protest against the Bhopal gas tragedy in Kolkata. (Express photo: Partha Paul)

In this December 5, 1984 file photo, two men carry children blinded by the Union Carbide chemical pesticide leak to a hospital in Bhopal. (AP)

On June 7, 2010, a Bhopal court convicted seven executives of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) to two years' imprisonment in connection with the incident. In pic: A security guard is silhouetted against defunct machinery at the Union Carbide pesticide plant where 40 tons of lethal methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked in Bhopal, India, on Dec. 3, 1984. (AP)

Anderson was the prime accused in the case but did not appear for the trial. On February 1, 1992, the Bhopal CJM court declared him an absconder. In pic: Activists of Indian Fedration of Trade Unions (IFTU) take out march on the 27th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Express photo: Ravi Kanojia)

The courts in Bhopal had issued non-bailable warrants against Anderson twice -- in 1992 and 2009. Anderson died in 2014. In pic: The old lady who lost her eyesight due to Bhopal Gas tragedy. (Express archive photo: Naveen Jora)