BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY

          Bhopal Gas Tragedy case study 

Union carbide Corporation vs. union of India is one of the most controversial case and it is popularly known as Bhopal gas leak tragedy.

Bhopal gas leak tragedy was a massive industrial accident that took place during the night of 2 ,3  December 1984 at Bhopal in the pesticide plant of union carbide India limited which  was a pesticide manufacturing plant established in 1969 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as a subsidiary organ of the New York based company union carbide Corporation.

The company union carbide India limited was involved in making pesticides sevin and temik and Methyl  Isocyanate  which is a  extremely toxic gas was used in the production. 40 tons of the methyl Isocyanate  gas was stored in a tank for production purpose and unfortunately on the night of 2,3  December 1984 water percolated into this tank and caused  highly endothermic reaction and all 40 tons of methyl  Isocyanate  gas leaked into the atmosphere through vents soon transforming the city into a deadly gas chamber that engulfed humanity.

There is no accurate data on the total number of deaths that are caused due to this mishap however according to the official report at least 3787 people died and it is claimed to be 16,000 deaths . More than 5 lakh  people got affected by the  methyl  Isocyanate gas.