In the intervening hours of December 2 and December 3 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbine chemical plant on the outskirts of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, instantly killing thousands and maiming lakhs of others.

Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath.

In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.

Even now, children carry the pain and suffering of their parents’ lived tragedy, sometimes their grandparents’

Survivors detail the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster, their decades-long battle for compensation, and ongoing efforts to help victims spanning three generations

Even after 40 years, neither Union Carbide nor its employees have faced any real consequences for their role in the disaster. Survivors and families of the dead are still fighting for proper compensation. Worse, the toxic effects of the gas continue to poison successive generations.

The 1984 Bhopal gas leak, involving the toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC), remains the world's worst industrial disaster. It caused 5,479 deaths and affected over half a million people. Decades later, 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste and contaminated soil still plague the site,

BHOPAL: Forty years after thousands of people died due to the killer gas leak at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, the city’s po

The complete disposal of the toxic waste at the UCIL plant is still pending, water in the surrounding area is contaminated, and the victims' endless wait for justice continues

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy has taught the world valuable lessons in industrial safety and environmental protection. The disaster serves as a grim reminder for enforcing stringent industrial regulations, recalls Vanita Srivastava at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of world's worst industrial disaster.