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Group Members:1. Devendran 2. Lavin3. Sunder4. Tushen5. Tang
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Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL)
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Was a gas leaked incident in Bhopal
The government of Madhya Pradesh confirming 20 000 dead
Government’s affidavit, 558 125 injuries
MIC Tank (5000 TON) – using methyl isocyanate To produce effective and inexpensive pesticide ‘Sevin’.
Union Carbide factory, a subsidiary of large American corporation Large pesticide plant
What? Bhopal Disaster, 1984
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WHERE?
City of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India
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MIC UNDERGROUND TANKS
Tank 610
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WHEN? India attained independence Development of modern industry the Bhopal plant was built in 1969 and a production facility
was added in 1979 By 1984, the population in Bhopal estimated to be 900,000 1984 its operation falls 1/5 of capacity October 31st 1984 Evening of 2nd December 1984, 9.30 pm 11 pm, the control room pressure indicates the pressure for tank 611 rose up o 25psi from 2psi 12.30 am the pressure rose steadily to 55psi MIC gas reached the residential area by 1 am
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WHO? Warren Anderson, Former CEO
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K. V. Shetty, engineer S. I. Qureshi, engineer 2 years jail fined 100,000 rupees ($2175)
Union carbide settlement of the civil claims for $470 millionWarren Anderson former ceo 10 years jail Keshub Mahindra, former non-executive chairman of
Union Carbide India Limited V. P. Gokhale, managing director Kishore Kamdar, vice-president J. Mukund, works manager; S. P. Chowdhury,
production manager 2 years jail
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WHY? Designed incorrectly Poor maintainence Slip line was missing Flare tower not connected Cooling unit was switched off Vent scrubber not operating
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Slip Line
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Vent Scrubber Tank
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Flare Tower
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Aftermath
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