Institute launched to study impact of Bhopal Gas tragedy

BHOPAL-INSTITUTE

Bhopal, Oct 12 (PTI) The National Institute for Research
and Environmental Health (NIREH) was officially launched here
to undertake research on long-term medical and environmental
impact of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
The Institute, which would be a centre of the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR), would not only study the
effects of the lethal Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) gas on the
victims but also its impact on soil and water in the affected
areas.
The setting up of the Institute was announced by the
Group of Ministers (GOM) following the verdict given by Bhopal
Court on June 7 this year.
The Institute would currently function from the building
of the Kamla Nehru Hospital in a unit that houses the Centre
for Rehabilitation Studies of the Government of the central
Indian state of Madhya Pradesh .
Those present at the launch included Madhya Pradesh
Minister for Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Babulal Gaur and
Bhopal Mayor Krishna Gaur.
The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred on December 3, 1984, when
toxic methyl isocyanate gas was released from Union Carbide
India Ltd's (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, killing about
15,000 people and injuring at least five lakh others.
Millions were left sick and the affected passed on the
harmful effects of the gas to the next generations. PTI AS
MHM


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