BHOPAL GAS TRADEGY1984

Narrated by Pratichi jain

The worst industrial accident in the history of the world

ContentsCONTENT

IntroductionActual footage of the Bhopal gas tragedy ! Earlier leaks and working conditionsIrresponsible attitude of local government and technical cause of leakageEffects of deadly MIC leakage International and national reactions to the incident “A PRAYER FOR RAIN” movie trailer

Introduction UCC (union carbide corporation ) in association with local government had set up plant for pesticides Pesticides includes the storage of deadly MIC(methyl iso cynide ) On 3rd December 1984 an accident occurred in storage tank containing MIC , which leaked directly in the atmosphere Many people and livestock were dead Warren Anderson , then CEO of UCC , is still registered under Indian court , but US is not handing over him to India .

An overview to the tragedy !

Irresponsibility

Working conditions in the plantEarlier leaks in the plantIrresponsible attitude of higher officials

Technical cause of leakage !

After effects of leakage that shook the world !

Over 20,000 died so far and many injured Initial symptoms were chronic disease , irritation in eyes , cancer , choking of lungs etc Mass cremations were conducted , bodies were dumped into Narmada river People in Bhopal still suffers the effects of the deadly leakage such as deformities in new born

People of Bhopal and India have so far protested against Warren Anderson and his company DOW company had bought all the shares of the UCC and took control of the factory , but did not took any actions against the corrupted officials including Warren Anderson People even boycotted the London Olympics -2012 , since DOW company was the leading sponsor of the international event

International reaction International organization like UNICEF , UNO have intervened in the matter several times Hollywood movie “ A PRAYER FOR RAIN “(2013) has been released in international film screening events like Cannes , French international film event featuring performers like Mischa Barton , Martin sheen , Rajpal Yadav Movie will be released in India in 2014 !

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