The Bhopal Gas disaster was a gas leak incindent occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. Methyl Isocyanate and other chemical was leaked from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Around 3000 people died within a week and 8000 more have been died from gas-related disease. According to an affidavit submitted by the government in 2006, there was 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabled.
UCIL was the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) USA. Indian government controlled...[Readmore]