CANDLELIGHT TRIBUTE TO BHOPAL’S UNION CARBIDE / DOW CHEMICAL GAS TRAGEDY
VICTIMS BY CHINGARI’S CHILDREN
On the eve of 1st December 2024, tribute to the martyrs of Bhopal Gas Tragedy was paid by the children of Chingari Rehabilitation Centre through a candlelight vigil. Children with different types of congenital disabilities like cerebral palsy, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Down’s syndrome, muscular dystrophy etc. participated in this candlelight vigil. The main motto of this peaceful candlelight tribute was to remember the pain and trauma their loved ones had endured. These children also want to give a message to the world to learn a lesson from this tragedy and take measures, so that no more Bhopal happens in any other part of the World. These children are not born disabled naturally but due to the poisons of Dow Chemical/Union Carbide. We need to learn from this tragedy and create a world where corporates cannot spread such poisons.
Chingari Trust has been working for the last 18 years for the rehabilitation of congenitally disabled children born in the families affected by Bhopal Gas Tragedy and subsequent water contamination. At present 1,333 such children are registered with Chingari Trust. However, due to limitation of resources, we are only able to cater to about three hundred children. Around 180 children come to Chingari Trust regularly and receive Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Special education, Sports, Music, Mid-Day Meals, Medicines, Pick and drop van facility, and other facilities free of cost.
Rasheeda Bee & Champa Devi Shukla, Managing Trustees
