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Vulnerabilities remain 30 years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Satyapal Menon | The Dollar Business Much of the attention goes to Warren M. Anderson of Union Carbide when it comes to the Bhopal disaster, but we overlook problems that persist everywhere in India   Three decades have not erased memories of the one of the biggest man-made disasters and a crime against humanity that happened, claiming thousands of lives and creating an aftermath that continue to debilitate lives. It is not just the nightmares of the Bhopal Gas tragedy that haunt us, but also the total disregard by the policy makers to a disaster that always was waiting to happen. It happened and the government was caught napping. But was it an awakening for those who govern a country’s fate? ...