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♤ new direction. The non-violent movement of Mahatma Gandhi came to the offensive this day when the Father of the Nation took off for Dandi March from his Ashram at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad.
The Dandi March of 1930
Covering the distance of 386 km from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on foot, the 62-year-old 'Bapu' was first joined by hundreds and then thousands on his way. It was the start of the civil disobedience movement which commenced as Mahatma Gandhi broke the salt law on the coastal town of Dandi on the Arabian Sea on April 5. Dandi March is also known as Namak Satyagrah or Salt Satyagrah.
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Bhopal disaster
industrial accident, Bhopan, India [1984]
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Bhopal disaster, chemical leak in 1984 in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India. At the time, it was called the worst industrial accident in history.
Bhopal, India: pesticide plant
Bhopal, India: pesticide plant
A portion of the remains of the former Union Carbide pesticide plant, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Bhopal disaster
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DATE
December 3, 1984
LOCATION
Bhopal
India
Madhya Pradesh
PARTICIPANTS
Union Carbide Corporation
On December 3, 1984, about 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate escaped from an insecticide plant that was owned by the Indian subsidiary of the American firm Union Carbide Corporation. The gas drifted over the densely populated neighbourhoods around the plant, killing thousands of people immediately and creating a panic as tens of thousands of others attempted to flee Bhopal. The final death toll was estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000. Some half a million survivors suffered respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness, and other maladies resulting from exposure to the toxic gas; many were awarded compensation of a few hundred dollars. Investigations later established that substandard operating and safety procedures at the understaffed plant had led to the catastrophe. In 1998 the former factory site was turned over to the state of Madhya Pradesh.
In the early 21st century more than 400 tons of industrial waste were still present on the site. Despite continued protests and attempts at litigation, neither the Dow Chemical Company, which bought out the Union Carbide Corporation in 2001, nor the Indian government had properly cleaned the site. Soil and water contamination in the area was blamed for chronic health problems and high instances of birth defects in the area’s inhabitants. In 2004 the Indian Supreme Court ordered the state to supply clean drinking water to the residents of Bhopal because of groundwater contamination. In 2010 several former executives of Union Carbide’s India subsidiary—all Indian citizens—were convicted by a Bhopal court of negligence in the disaster.