Bhopal Gas Peedit Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti submitted an open letter to the Minister of State for Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Vishwas Sarang regarding various issues related to the gas victims.
While talking to the mediapersons here on Monday, Samiti's Convener Sadhana Karnik Pradhan told that she had submitted an open letter and had discussed many issues related to the gas victims with the Minister on Saturday. Minister Vishwas Sarang had discussed the various issues with a positively attitude.
Pradhan stated that samiti had demanded that a high-level committee of scientists, doctors and law experts should be formed in order to decide the compensation for the victims before the construction of the gas victims' memorial inside the premises of the defunct Union Carbide factory. Sarang had assured the samiti that he would think about the suggestions of the samiti.
Pradhan further stated that Sarang had also assured the samiti that a committee of international level scientists would be formed to check the hazardous garbage of the factory.
Pradhan told that the samiti has protested against the Ramki Private limited Company as it is incapable of disposing the hazardous garbage of the carbide factory.
Pradhan also told the Minister that the land near the carbide factory has various toxic elements, which are also contaminating the underground water. There are many cases against the company in the Supreme Court, High court and in District Court. Central bureau of investigation has sealed the premises of the union carbide factory. The construction of the memorial will destroy the evidences of the cases.