bhopal city disaster

Group Members:1. Devendran 2. Lavin3. Sunder4. Tushen5. Tang

Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL)

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

WHERE?

City of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India

MIC UNDERGROUND TANKS

Tank 610

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

WHO? Warren Anderson, Former CEO

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

WHY? Designed incorrectly Poor maintainence Slip line was missing Flare tower not connected Cooling unit was switched off Vent scrubber not operating

Slip Line

Vent Scrubber Tank

Flare Tower

Aftermath

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