One of India’s worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in which of the following factories?

The correct answer is Union Carbide.

Key Points

• Bhopal Gas Tragedy:
  • It was a gas leak incident that happened in  India on 3rd December 1984.
  • The leakage of toxic methyl isocyanate gas at a Union Carbide plant was the cause of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
  • Union Carbide plant was owned by the Indian subsidiary of the American firm Union Carbide Corporation.
  • About 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate leaked from an insecticide plant.
  • Methyl isocyanate is an extremely toxic gas and its concentration in the air touches 21ppm (parts per million).
    • It can cause death within minutes of inhaling the gas.
  • The final death toll was estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000.
  • Some half a million survivors suffered respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness, and other maladies.

Additional Information Bhopal:

• Due to various natural and artificial lakes, it is known as the City of Lakes.
• It is also one of the greenest cities in India.
• It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st in the world.
• Bhojtaal is also known as Bada Talab is the oldest man-made lake in India.