Bhobal Disaster Aftermath, Jaimini, M., N.D.
On the night of December 2nd, 1984, Union Carbide, an American-owned plant in Bhopal, India, began leaking 27 tonnes of the deadly gas methyl isocyanate. This incident, resulting in negligence and a failure by the company to maintain the plant, resulted in the creation of a toxic vapor that killed 25,000 people.
Over 120,000 people still suffer from ailments caused by the accident and the subsequent pollution at the plant site. Dow Chemical, which purchased Urban Carbide in 2001, maintains that they are not liable to make reparations for the ongoing fallout from the Bhopal disaster [1][2][3].
[1] What Happened in Bhopal? (Bhopal Medical Appeal, 2023).
[2] The Long, Dark Shadow of Bhopal: still waiting for justice, four decades on (Passow & Edwards, 2023).
[3] In fresh notice, city court seeks Dow Chemical's presence on October 3 (TNN, 2023).