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The Bhopal Gallery

There are 6 pages in this gallery. This is page 1.

~ The Bhopal Gallery Contents ~
{#1 The Factory (Photographs)}{#2 Protest (Photographs)}{#3 Sambhavna (Photographs)}
{#4 Survivors (Photographs)}{#5 Hospitals (Photographs)}{#6 The Bhopal Tragedy (Words)}

#1 The Factory

 

The Union Carbide factory remains abandoned and decaying; it is still poisoning the surrounding area. A recent Greenpeace investigation found that the factory continues to contaminate soil and ground water as it rots. The site in now owned by the state government who have recently been searching for a way to redevelop the area. One suggestion that surfaced and was quickly condemned by activists was to build a theme park to attract tourists.

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The methyl iso cyanate plant in the remains of the Union Carbide factory.

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The methyl iso cyanate plant in the remains of the Union Carbide factory.
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The decaying remains of the Union Carbide factory.

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The tank that fatally leaked the methyl ISO cyanate (MIC) on the night of 2nd - 3rd December 1984. The tank has been moved from its original position and now lies in the undergrowth some distance from the MIC plant.

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The methyl ISO cyanate plant in the remains of the Union Carbide factory viewed across the roofs of a slum it continues to poison.

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The remains of the emergency telephone at the MIC plant.

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The remains of the Union Carbide factory continue to contaminate the slums that surround it but life goes on. Lights to decorate a wedding marquee are carried past the factory.

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Boys from the surrounding slums play cricket on ground that was used to evaporate chemical while the Union Carbide factory was still operating.

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The methyl ISO cyanate plant in the remains of the Union Carbide factory.


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{#1 The Factory (Photographs)}{#2 Protest (Photographs)}{#3 Sambhavna (Photographs)}
{#4 Survivors (Photographs)}{#5 Hospitals (Photographs)}{#6 The Bhopal Tragedy (Words)}

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