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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY: CASE STUDY Bhopal has a population of about 1.8 million and is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (Central India). Bhopal is most well-known for the massive chemical leak that happened on the night of 3rd December 1984. The leak happened at a pesticide factory owned by the US company Union Carbide.
Jan 26, 2022 · The Union of India immediately enacted the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985 (the Bhopal Act) for speedy trial of this case and to prevent the accused from escaping liability. The Union of India tried to litigate the case before the foreign courts but the foreign courts dismissed their petition citing a jurisdictional conflict.
Limited. The deadly gas spread and killed at least 4,000 people, while causing significant morbidity and premature death for thousands more. Even after nearly 35 years, the aftermath of the tragedy continues to haunt villagers in the area, physically and psychologically. The present article aims to introduce the Bhopal gas tragedy and the learning
Nov 29, 2019 · Background. Post-midnight on December 3, 1984, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) (Chemical formula- CH3NCO or C2H3NO) leaked from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals), an MNC, in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. It is estimated that about 40 tonnes of gas and other chemicals leaked from the Union Carbide factory.
The Bhopal Gas Disaster, of 2nd-3rd December, 1984, caused by a “run-away chemical reaction” of Methyl IsoCyanate stored in a Stainless Steel Tank, of UCIL (Union Carbide of India Ltd) Factory, is undoubtedly the worst chemical disaster of the world. The sheer magnitude of the industrial catastrophe has aroused the conscience of the world.
Metadata. This report provides an overview of the Bhopal Gas disaster which occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide production plant in India in 1984. A large amount of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) was released from tank 610 within the facility, a failure of safety and alarm systems allowed the gas cloud spread and kill thousands of people resulting ...
The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. In what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster , [3] over 500,000 people in the small towns around the plant were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate ( MIC ). [4]
