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Letter to Environmental Minister

Submitted by SfB.Website on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 15:20

Open Letter to Jairam Ramesh

Documents of interest: Download the Technical Review of the reports published by NEERI and NGRI; Download the roadmap to remediation by Bhopal Survivor Organizations.

TO: Chairman, Bhopal Environmental Remediation Oversight Committee
and Minister of State, Ministry of Environment & Forests.
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex
Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003

August 05, 2010

Sub. Expert’s Technical Review of NEERI and NGRI Reports on the environmental contamination in and around Union Carbide’s abandoned factory site in Bhopal.

Dear Sir,

Enclosed please find a copy of the Technical Review of the reports published by NEERI, Nagpur and NGRI, Hyderabad by international experts on the contamination of soil and ground water in and around Union Carbide’s abandoned factory site in Bhopal. This is in accordance with the decision taken at our meeting on July 9, 2010 at Bhopal.

We look forward to your responses and ideas about moving this process forward so that the ongoing issue of environmental contamination can be meaningfully addressed with the urgency it deserves.

Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,

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Dharna 2010

Submitted by SfB.Website on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 15:32

Indefinite Protest Reignites in Delhi

Currently, about 150 activists are braving the monsoon season in Delhi to demand compensation, medical care, legal action, and site remediation. Hundreds more are expected to join the dharna, representing 7 survivor organizations. All information about the Dharna, including important document, latest news and updates can be found here on the Dharna 2010 page.

Several Bhopal activists, led by Garima Gupta and Kaveri Rajaraman, will be writing and taking pictures throughout. Click on this link for the Daily Dharna 2010 Blog .

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Vigil Calls on President of UT Austin to act on Bhopal Student Resolutions

Vigil draws comparison to huge liabilities being slapped on BP in US
Austin, TX – Today, over 25 people including volunteers (from the Association for India’s Development (AID), Austin Chapter; and Vibha, Austin Chapter), students from UT Austin, and local supporters assembled at Texas State Capitol for a candlelight vigil from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm to protest the injustice done to the survivors of Bhopal tragedy, to urge The President of University of Texas Austin to act on Bhopal student resolutions, and to start the campaign for an Austin City Council Resolution, which will call on Dow Chemical to take responsibility for the events in Bhopal.