Bhopal Disaster; World’s Worst Industrial Disaster That Claimed Over 2,200 Lives.
Despite a decrease in demand for pesticides in the early 1980s, UCIL continued production, resulting in a buildup of unused MIC at the Bhopal facility. Two local trade unions first raised concerns about pollution within the Bhopal plant in 1976. In 1981, a tragic accident occurred when a worker carrying out maintenance on the plant’s … Read more