India to allow visits to Bhopal disaster site

(AFP) – 1 day ago

BHOPAL, India — India will mark next month's 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial accident, by throwing open the site to visitors, an official said Tuesday.

Bhopal’s Slow Leak

A quarter century after the worst chemical spill in history, an ugly legacy
affects both Bhopalis and Dow Chemical

by Jacob Resneck

Reacting to the overwhelming outrage against accepting sponsorship from Dow Chemical for their November Music Festival in Chennai, India, The Hindu newspaper cancelled the sponsorship within days of its announcement.
More here: "Dow Chemicals associate sponsorship called off", N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2009.