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Om Prakesh, 57, was a policeman near the railway station on the night of the explosion and has now been detailed to guard the Union Carbide factory 24-hours-a-day. “The government says it's safe, why should I worry?”
In a 2009 report from the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi, it states that there is chronic toxicity in the soil and water up to 3km around the factory, from pesticides and heavy metals such as mercury.
Radha's son has cerebral palsy and spends most of his time lying on the roof watching the world, while her husband Hemant, who has kidney failure, lies on his bed in the house. All day long she moves between the two, cooking, cleaning and feeding the fami
Bhavana miscarried 3 times after Sambhav and though she was able to have one more child, she has been plagued with many reproductive issues. Most of the women who were around during the gas explosion have menstrual problems, but the issues with the
Prembai, 70, pours milk down her son, Hemant’s throat. “Too much suffering. I was blinded by the gas, and had to have an eye operation. I’ve lost one child already because of that night. But now, many years later, and the suffering hasn’t stopped.”
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Om Prakesh, 57, was a policeman near the railway station on the night of the explosion and has now been detailed to guard the Union Carbide factory 24-hours-a-day. “The government says it's safe, why should I worry?”

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A Legacy of Suffering- Bhopal, India

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Om Prakesh, 57, was a policeman near the railway station on the night of the explosion and has now been detailed to guard the Union Carbide factory 24-hours-a-day. “The government says it's safe, why should I worry?”