The first museum in remembrance of the December 1984 Union Carbide gas
tragedy was inaugurated today by Sunil Kumar, a survivor who lost his
parents and five siblings to Union Carbide's gases 21 years ago.
Called *Yaad-e-Haadsaa, Memories of Disaster*, the museum is an initiative of seven survivors' and support organizations active on the lingering issues of the disaster. Housed in a small building close to Union Carbide's abandoned pesticide
factory the museum has 40 photographs, memorabilia and notes from friends
and family of the people who were killed by the poisonous gas leak. It also
has photographs and artifacts related to Dow Chemical and Union Carbide
Corporation and the ongoing contamination of ground water in the vicinity of
the factory. Souvenirs and photographs depicting the different aspects of
the struggle of the survivors for justice and dignity in the last 21 years
are also presented at the museum.
The seven Bhopal based organizations behind the creation of this unique
peoples' museum are : Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh,
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha, Bhopal ki Aawaaz, Bhopal
Group for Information and Action, Chirag Trust, Chingari Trust and Sambhavna
Trust. Rashida Bi, Champa Devi Shukla
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh
93031 32959 Syed M Irfan, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha
93290 26319 Shahid Noor
Bhopal ki Aawaaz
98261 82226 Satinath Sarangi, Rachna Dhingra, Bhopal Group for Information and Action
98261 67369 Contact : House No. 12, Gali No. 2, Near Naseer Masjid, Bag Umrao Dulha,
Bhopal 462 010 For latest information on Bhopal disaster please visit www.bhopal.net Dec 2, 2005 |
