Question: Bhopal gas tragedy was due to. A) Air pollution B) Soil pollution C) Water pollution D) None...

Question

Bhopal gas tragedy was due to.
A) Air pollution
B) Soil pollution
C) Water pollution
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Solution

The accidental release of methyl isocyanate at a pesticide factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India, instantly killed several people in the Bhopal tragedy of 1984.

Complete answer:
- The Bhopal tragedy, a 1984 chemical spill in Bhopal District, Madhya Pradesh State, India. It was named the worst industrial tragedy in history at the time.
- Approximately 45 tonnes of the toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from an insecticide plant operated by the Indian affiliate of the American firm Union Carbide Company on December 3, 1984.
- As tens of thousands of others tried to evacuate Bhopal, the gas spread through the heavily populated neighbourhoods around the factory, killing thousands immediately and causing a panic. It was estimated that the actual death toll was between 15,000 and 20,000.

Now, let us find the solution from the options-
- Methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas has been exposed to over 500,000 individuals. It is the highly poisonous material made its way in the atmosphere and spread through air in and around the small cities situated around the factory.
- Breathing issues, coughing, burning in the respiratory tract, eye irritation or blindness, and other illnesses arising from exposure to the poisonous gas were endured by a million survivors.
- From this we came to know that the poisonous gas is emitted from the plant, causing mostly respiratory diseases and air pollution is primarily blamed for respiratory illnesses.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A) Air pollution.

Note: There was some cash relief for the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster, but not conviction. It was caused by the plant management's gross lack of safety controls. The government was representing the persons to demand compensation for those affected. The government requested $\$ 3 $billion in restitution, of which just$ $470$ million was returned by the corporation. Today, after so many tears have been shed because of the disaster, people are still finding justice.