Write a note on Bhopal Gas tragedy.

● The world's worst industrial tragedy took place in Bhopal approximately 25 years ago.

● Union Carbide was an American company which had a factory in Bhopal.

● This factory produced pesticides. At midnight on the 2nd of December 1984, MIC - mithail isocyanide, which is a highly poisonous began to leak from the factory plant.

● Within 3 days more than 8000 people will dead and thousand where maimed.

● The maximum exposure was suffered by the poor working class families.

● Among those who survived, people developed severe respiratory and eye problems.

● The US stopped its operation immediately but the damage was done.

● The reason behind this damage was that the alarm off tanks of union carbide had not worked for 4 years.

● The steam boiler which had to clean the pipes was not working and the water sprays designed to reduce the gas leaks were inefficient.

● The local authorities were not informed about the Chemicals being used.

● The government officials did not recognize the plant as hazardous and allowed it to start in a populous area.

● Although there was some objection, the government allowed the factory to work as it provided employment opportunities to the local people.

● The government also did not ask this company to use a safe procedure.

● The Indian Inspector approved the procedures in the plants even though they will repeat incidents of a poisonous gas leak.