 Around 22,000 people have died as a result of injuries sustained on "that night", and more than 100,000 remain chronically ill; the abandoned, derelict factory continues to leach toxic chemicals into the groundwater, poisoning wells.Apart from his novel, "Animal's People" (a fictionalised account of the aftermath of the disaster), Sinha has given many interviews and written several articles on the subject, including one in "The Guardian" marking the 25th anniversary of the disaster, in which he roundly condemns local politicians (particularly Babulal Gaur of the BJP) for their failure to comply with a 2004 Supreme Court ruling ordering them to supply clean water to the poison victims.Nor does he absolve the Indian Government of blame.