On December 3, 1984, Union Carbide’s pesticide plan dumped roughly 40 tons of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the city’s air, swiftly killing roughly 4,000 people. Due to the lingering effects of the poison, the death toll has risen to about 15,000, according to government estimates. Local activists say the real numbers are nearly double that, adding that the company and government have failed to clean up toxic chemicals after the plant, which closed after the accident.
As the protesters marched to the plant in the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, Bhopal, they chanted, “Down with the government” and “Down with Union Carbide”.
"Punish the guilty and remove the toxic waste from the plant that still contaminates the soil and groundwater," said Rashid Bi, a victim who joined the march.
According to government numbers, at least 500,000 people were affected by the gas which is also called MIC. Activists said thousands of children born to parents directly exposed to MIS or poisoned by contaminate water are suffering brain damage, cleft lips, missing palates and twisted limbs. They added that skin, vision and breathing disorders are also common.
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