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India Trip - 2016 - Bhopal - Page 1

Long car ride today.... 5 -6 hours Maheshwar - Indore - Bhophal

On our way to the UNECSO site at Sanchi that hosts some of the oldest monasteries in India dating back to 2000BC

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Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh State.....

Bhopal is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural as well as artificial lakes and is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 17th largest city in the country and 131st in the world. It is located 190 km east of the financial capital and the largest city of the state, Indore

Unfortunately Bhopal is remembered for a gas leak at Union Carbide that was one of the worst industrial accidents in the worlds history

Background

During the night of December 2nd, 1984, a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate (MIC) at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into the densely populated city of Bhopal. Killing an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people.

Why did the accident happened?

In 1979, the factory began to produce large amounts of the highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC), because it was a cheaper way to make the pesticide carbaryl. To also cut costs, training and maintenance in the factory were drastically cut back. Workers in the factory complained about the dangerous conditions and warned of possible disasters, but management did not take any action.

Our stay is in the Jehan Numa Palace Bhopal

The Jehan Numa Palace

The Jehan Numa Palace

The Jehan Numa Palace

Tony, this one is for you.....