• In the early hours of December 3, 1984, methylisocyanate (MIC) gas leakedfrom a plant operated by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL)  at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
• The gas drifted over the densely populated neighbourhoods around the plant, killing thousands of people immediately and creating a panic as tens of thousands of others attempted to flee Bhopal.
• The final death toll was estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000.
  • Some half a million survivors suffered respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness, muscular dystrophy and other maladiesresulting from exposure to the toxic gas.
• The study found out that babies born to women exposed to gas were significantly more likely to have “congenital malformations”than those born to women unexposed to gas.

Source: ForumIAS