A four-member delegation including two members of the survivors' family of the worst industrial gas tragedy in Bhopal conducted a successful campaign of United States to exert pressure over Dow Chemicals Company that refused to obey Indian courts and Indian government. ''We had a successful meeting with the US State and Justice Department officials, who took keen interest on the issue of extradition of Warren Anderson, former chairman of Union Carbide and Dow Chemical's liability for clean up in Bhopal where toxins still linger 25 years later, creating unsafe, chemical-laced drinking water that people within poor communities have no choice but to drink,'' said Satinath Sarangi, who led the delegation, at a press conference here today. Mr Sarangi and another delegate Rachna Dhingra, members for Bhopal Group for Information and Action (BGIA), said two teen-aged girls -- Sarita and Safreen -- belonging to the toxic gas and contaminated ground water exposed family and students of ninth and tenth standards respectively, were the main spokespersons of the tour. ''We were overjoyed to see so much support for the people of Bhopal so far away. But at the same time we are shocked to see Bhopal like situations in institutes in several places in that country where it is mostly the poor and black people, who are the victims,'' said Sarita and Safreen, who belong to the organisation 'Children against Dow-Carbide' and coped well with the language, food and hectic pace of the tour. The 42-day campaign tour that began at Princeton University on April 21, went through several cities including New York, Washington D.C. and ended in San Francisco. They visited 23 universities including Havard University. The delegation also met with 17 senators, congressman and their aides including Jim McDermott, Chairman of India Caucus and Henry Waxman, Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr Sarangi said the response of the senators was positive after Barak Obama became the US President and Mr Waxman, in particular, was very cooperative and assured to provide all sorts of help. He said 15 congressman had already signed on to the letter, initiated by Congressman Frank Pallone, addressed to the board of directors of Dow Chemical Company which asked to accept liabilities of Bhopal. Mr Waxman, who in 1984 chaired the congressional sub-committee on Bhopal Gas Disaster, had expressed support for a fresh congressional hearing, which could summon Dow Chemical's representatives, Mr Sarangi said. The tour was organised by International Campaign for Justcie in Bhopal (ICJB) with support of over one hundred U.S-based organisations including AID, Amnesty International and others. Funds for the tour was raised by local donations, mainly by AID.