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๐ฎ๐ณ India & Environment
Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984)
World's worst industrial disaster; Union Carbide plant gas leak killed 15,000+; led to India's environment laws
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Key Facts
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2โ3 December 1984: MIC (methyl isocyanate) gas leaked from Union Carbide plant in Bhopal
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Immediate deaths: 3,787 (official); estimated 15,000โ20,000 over years; 500,000 injured
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Led to Environment Protection Act 1986; corporate negligence debate continues; Warren Anderson never stood trial
๐ฟ Did you know? The Bhopal gas tragedy site still leaks โ the soil and groundwater remain contaminated 40 years later; affected communities still waiting for full justice
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India & Environment
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
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1984
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World's worst industrial disaster