SESSION: 2023-24

SUBJECT : English core (301)

Project On : Continuing legacy of a

disaster: Bhopal

PREPARED BY. : Srajal Singh

Class : XI
AISSCE Roll No : 11108
Submitted To : Mrs. Bindu Sunil

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project titled CONTINUING LEGACY OF

A DISASTER: BHOPAL is an authentic work of BHARATIYA

VIDYA BHAVAN’S PRISM SCHOOL.

This work has been carried out under my supervision and

guidance.

Srajal Singh from Class: XI Roll NO. : 11108 was able to

prepare the project in a systematic manner.

Mrs. Bindu Sunil

PGT, English
Dr. R Goswami
Principal
BVB PRISM SCHOOL, SATNA

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I Srajal Singh of Class 11th Roll No. : 11108

would like to express my sincere gratitude to my guide mentor

Mrs.Bindu Sunil Ma’am, PGT (English), for his vital support,

guidance and encouragement – without which this project would

not have come forth.

I am also thankful to my friends and the faculty members of my

school who cooperated with us and gave me their valuable time.

Name: Srajal Singh

Date: 16.12.2023

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 INDEX
S NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

1. ACTION PLAN 5

2. OBJECTIVE 6

3. REPORT 7-9

4. STUDENT REFLECTION 10

5. CONCLUSION 11

6. BIBLOGRAPHY 12

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 ACTION PLAN
CHOOSE A TOPIC

COLLECT THE RESEARCH MATERIAL/DATA

ORGANISE MATERIAL/DATA

PRESENT MATERIAL/DATA

ANALYSE THE MATERIAL/DATA FOR CONCLUSION

DRAW THE RELEVANT CONCLUSION

PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT

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 OBJECTIVE

The objective of this project is to provide the

impact of the “Bhopal gas leak tragedy” which is
considered to be one of the worst industrial
disasters in the world. With the help of this
project you will get to know its effects on the
people and environment, and government’s
reaction and steps taken by institutions.

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 Report

Introduction: The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy

was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984
at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Considered the world's
worst industrial disaster, over 500,000 people in the small
towns around the plant were exposed to the highly toxic gas
methyl isocyanate (MIC).

Effects: 3,000 people had died, within the first few hours
official numbers estimate around 15,000 victims but activists
say it is nearly four times that number. The results led to a
supply of toxic water which is still affecting locals. These are
chemicals that stay in the environment for hundreds of years
and they cause extensive damage to lungs, kidney and
brain. Cancers birth defects this incident continues to have a
disastrous impact and has been linked to the deaths of
thousands of Indian residents over the years. The Bhopal
gas leak of 1984 is considered one of the world's worst
industrial disasters. It's even harmed Babies developing in
the womb.

Concerns and steps taken by government: For the first

time the focus shifted to protect people and the environment
from industrial accidents as a response to the tragedy the
government introduced new laws such as the environment
protection act but the company responsible Union Carbide
never faced Justice though charged with culpable homicide it
chief executive refused to face trial in India however the
company did agree to a $470 million payout in 1989.

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The gas leak and birth defects: In 1985 the National
Institute for research in environmental health and the Indian
Council for medical research conducted research finding that
9% of the 10,048 babies born to mothers expose opposed to
the toxic gas were born with congenital disorders compared
to 1.3% of the 1,247 babies born to unexposed mothers this
data shows a strong correlation between the gas leak and
birth defects.

Poor government: The government isn't talking about the

cleanup, only about the waste in 2009 two Indian
government institutes conducted a study determining the
factory sites still contains about 1 million tons of
contaminated soil. Tons of mercury spillage and nearly 15
Tons of hazardous waste buried underground. There is also
330 metric tons of toxic waste in the factory itself. The area
around the factory is densely populated and many reports
state that the groundwater has become extremely toxic.

Water Contamination: Professor Indumati Nambi of India's

Department of Civil Engineering IIT Madras was appointed
by India Supreme Court to examine water contamination in
the area. In 2018 she tested 20 samples taken from around
the factory premises they did find chlorinated compounds at
significantly high concentrations in these water, which were
connected to the chemicals which were used in the Union
Carbide plant and it is well known fact that these organic
chemicals can stay around for decades after the spill occurs
in accordance with several court orders and findings from
various scientific studies the government is mandated to
provide Safe Drinking Water to 42 different areas in Bhopal.
This is an increase from the 14 areas that it was responsible
for just 15 years ago which indicates the wide spread of
contamination.

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Reasons: Many small and mediums scale companies ignore
safety regulations dumping waste directly in pits. The cost of
disposal is really creating a massive problem that is creating
its very difficult. Another problem is that the waste that is
being dumped in the closed units in Madhya Pradesh.
Nobody is taking care of the waste in those closed units. So
this is hazardous waste that's the problem it pollutes the
groundwater polluting the ground water. Our pollution
agencies Pollution Control boards are not doing their jobs.
Our Factory inspectors do not have enough to inspect the
factories and there is a simple Hazard happening all around
us unchecked and unbuttered and it continues because it is
all considered business.

Conclusion: As usual the gas leak has become a major

Milestone since India gained independence. But the silence
around the event has become deafening. The Bhopal gas
disaster happened almost 40 years ago many people may
have forgotten about it but thousands of families in India are
still affected.

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 STUDENT REFLECTION

Several steps should be taken by those who make

the environment unclean and plays with people’s
life. People should be careful about everything
happening around their surroundings. With the help
of the project I learnt many things about the
disaster, its effect on the surrounding, causes and
what should be done. This project helped me to
improve my knowledge and to understand things
better.

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 BIBLOGRAPHY

For preparing this project following website and

documentary helped me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGSJc_5p2
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