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This year marks 35 years since #BhopalGasTragedy, one of the world's worst industrial disasters that spurred India’s environmental legislation. Follow this thread for insights:
3,800 people were killed in Dec 1984 when more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a subsidiary plant of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in #Bhopal. Legal proceedings seeking justice for survivors revealed India’s lack of environmental laws
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
In 1985, India enacted the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Act 1985 to seek justice for survivors, making the govt the sole representative in legal proceedings in India & abroad. bit.ly/2reY6Dn
In a settlement with the Indian govt, UCC paid $470mn against the $3.3bn sought. The $470 million was eventually distributed among kin of 5,295 dead and some 527,000 survivors, with the per head compensation ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh
downtoearth.org.in/news/bhopal-ga…
After this, all legal proceedings were moved to Indian courts, once again highlighting the need for stricter environmental laws, regulations and rules. researchgate.net/publication/78…
In 1986, India enacted the Environment Protection Act that provided for strict regulation of pollution by industries and provided for environmental protection
legislative.gov.in/actsofparliame…
Under the Act, the Hazardous Waste (Mgmt & Handling) Rules were issued in 1989, specifying how hazardous chemicals were to be stored, used, transported, etc
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The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification was issued in 1994, making it mandatory to conduct environmental impact assessments for projects likely to have adverse environmental impacts bit.ly/2YkogRq
While the #BhopalGasTragedy led to the institution of India’s environmental laws, the accident site is yet to be cleaned up. Children born after the accident continue to suffer from disabilities
vice.com/en_in/article/…
35 yrs on, Bhopal continues to grapple with the task of cleaning up some 350 tonnes of toxic chemicals dumped in the factory, and of dismantling the factory itself. The city is struggling to supply clean drinking water to 18 settlements around the factory bit.ly/2Lo6N5a
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