INVITATION TO NOMINATE DESERVING CANDIDATES FOR CHINGARI AWARD FOR WOMEN AGAINST CORPORATE CRIMES, 2007 Chingari Trust, an organisation set up by two remarkable women activists from Bhopal from their Goldman Prize money, invites you to nominate deserving candidates for this year’s Chingari Award for Women Against Corporate Crimes. Starting this year, the Chingari Award will [...]
From: SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring, Cuddalore March 28, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIPCOT air remains heavily polluted endangering the health and lives of thousands of residents in the area, according to results of the latest air samples taken by SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring (SACEM). The two samples taken in February 2007 near the [...]
Indian Express, March 20, 2007 NEW DELHI, ARCH 19: Following enormous pressure, the Madhya Pradesh government has agreed to meet some of the demands related to water, medical care and rehabilitation of the people affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy. The latest agreement comes after six of the “Right to Live” campaigners fasted for nearly [...]
GULFNEWS.COM, MARCH 21, 2007 Bhopal: The representatives of the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, who ended a 14-day hunger strike on Monday, plan a “public action” if the Madhya Pradesh Government fails to keep its promises. “Public actions have been planned in India and abroad in April and May if the state [...]
GUMMIDIPOONDI, TAMILNADU, MARCH 21, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gummidipoondi, 21 March 2007 – More than 500 residents, primarily women, from S.R. Kandigai panchayat in Gummidipoondi physically entered and stopped work at the project site of Tamil Nadu Waste Management Ltd (TNWML)’s hazardous waste landfill and incinerator. The construction was being carried out without permission from [...]
GUMMIDIPOONDI, TAMILNADU, MARCH 21, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gummidipoondi, 21 March 2007 – More than 500 residents, primarily women, from S.R. Kandigai panchayat in Gummidipoondi physically entered and stopped work at the project site of Tamil Nadu Waste Management Ltd (TNWML)’s hazardous waste landfill and incinerator. The construction was being carried out without permission from [...]
THE HINDU, MARCH 20, 2007 Government accepts demands of organisations of survivors of the gas tragedy # Hospitals for survivors to have improved facilities # Additional water tanks to be installed BHOPAL: Fourteen days after they began their protest fast to press their demands for water, medical care and rehabilitation of the people affected by [...]
Pragya Bhagat, Bhopal, March 19, 207 Words are only a channel through which emotions can be communicated. However, they can never do justice to reality, because there is no way to describe the feeling after 28 days of Tinshedding. The closest word in the English language to describe it is ‘utter and complete bliss.’ Thank [...]
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal Ki Aawaaz March 19, 2007 PRESS STATEMENT, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After fourteen days of fasting to press their demands for water, medical care and rehabilitation for the people poisoned by Union Carbide in Bhopal, [...]
Pragya Bhagat, Bhopal, March 18, 2007 After all the developments that took place yesterday, it seems like a week has gone by. In reality, however, it has only been twelve hours since we heard the Collector promise a meeting with the Chief Minister today. The morning at the Tinshed is mellow compared to the hysteria [...]
