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Bhopal gas tragedy: PM promises to address all issues
Source: The Tribune, New Delhi, Date: , 2009
Paying condolences to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leakage, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh affirmed on Wednesday that his government's
commitment to addressing all issues connected to the tragedy, including
safe drinking water and expeditious clean-up of the site. In a statement
here on 25th anniversary of the leakage at Union Carbide pesticide
plant, Singh said the government owes it to citizens to put in place
"procedures and precautions" to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs
again. "The enormity of that tragedy of neglect still gnaws at our
collective conscience," he said. Noting that the families which suffered
and lost their dear ones can never really be fully compensated, he said,
however, the government has implemented several measures to provide
relief to them, including improvement in their living conditions and
socioeconomic and medical rehabilitation. I reaffirm our Government's
commitment to resolving issues of safe drinking water, expeditious
clean-up of the site, continuation of medical research, and any other
outstanding issues connected with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy," he said.
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