Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in Bhopal in the early hours of 3rd December, 1984, is the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
→ Union Carbide, the factory in Bhopal, was producing insecticides.
→ In the process of the production, a very poisonous gas called MIC was used. This gas was stored in large tanks.
→ In the early morning of 3 December, 1984, the MIC gas started leaking. It lasted for about 45 minutes. Within a fraction of second, the MIC gas spread in the dense area of Bhopal city and due to its fatal effects, about 2500 people died. Besides, the drinking water, reservoirs, soil, unborn babies, pregnant women, old people, etc. were victims. About 10,000 people became crippled permanently and 1.5 lakh people were handicapped partially.
→ Moreover, thousands of animals and birds also died.