Bhopal City Disaster
- 1. Group Members: 1. Devendran 2. Lavin 3. Sunder 4. Tushen 5. Tang
- 4. WHERE? City of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India
- 5. MIC UNDERGROUND TANKS Tank 610
- 6. 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
- 7. WHO? Warren Anderson, Former CEO
- 8. 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 million Warren 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
- 9. WHY? Designed incorrectly Poor maintainence Slip line was missing Flare tower not connected Cooling unit was switched off Vent scrubber not operating