Bhopal commemorates 21st anniversary: story in pictures

DECEMBER 2, TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION AND VIGIL
Children damaged by contamination of their drinking water carry placards bearing their names and the problems from which they suffer. The birth rate for congenital malformations is running at 4 times the national average in localities whose water is contamined.
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DECEMBER 3, MARCH THROUGH THE CITY & BURNING OF EFFIGY
The now traditional juloos through the city brings traffic to a standstill and ends up in Kali Parade, outside the derelict Carbide factory, where the many-headed effigy, representing Union Carbide and Dow executives and the US and Indian governments, is set alight.
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