Sewage contamination detected in 68% of water samples near Bhopal gas tragedy site, activists claim
Activists in Bhopal allege that 68% of drinking water samples near the defunct Union Carbide factory are contaminated with faecal coliform, leading to water-borne diseases. They conducted tests after authorities failed to address the issue, highlighting the ineffectiveness of a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee responsible for clean water supply in the affected areas, a problem persisting since the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and a 2018 Supreme Court directive.
Activists in Bhopal allege that 68% of drinking water samples near the defunct Union Carbide factory are contaminated with faecal coliform, leading to water-borne diseases. They conducted tests after authorities failed to address the issue, highlighting the ineffectiveness of a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee responsible for clean water supply in the affected areas, a problem persisting since the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and a 2018 Supreme Court directive.
Exam linkage
GS Paper 2: Governance, Constitution, Judiciary, Welfare Schemes. GS Paper 3: Environment & Ecology, Disaster Management, Public Health.
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