India to revisit response to Bhopal leak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/10364407.stm

"Some 3,500 people died within days and more than 15,000 in the years since."

Only 470 mil in compensation for that?! That's more casualties then 9/11.

[UnderseaLcpl]

This surprises you, Herring? Consider what kind of country the plant was operated in, the initial response, and the ultimate culpability of UC. One would think that a country with a strong socialist government and more safety and health regs than the US would have take UC to task, but it didn't. Why do you suppose that is?

Well I've heard of the incident but never really understood the maginitude of it. It is the biggest industrial catastrophe ever. Really grim death toll that could easily top the 3500 and be as high as 15 000 + and the wounded / otherwise affected.

Some 25 years after the gas leak, 390 tons of toxic chemicals abandoned at the UCIL plant continue to leak and pollute the groundwater in the region and affect thousands of Bhopal residents who depend on it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster


Reading that wiki-entry it seems that there have been plenty of reasons as to why the issue is still around. One reason might be the fact that India is a developing nation and as such it doesn't warrant a bigger response from the world community for compensations, clean-up efforts by the guilty parties etc.

[FIREWALL]

Where did the 470 mil go ?

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Where did the 470 mil go ?

Well at least for a new big cemetary.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Reading that wiki-entry it seems that there have been plenty of reasons as to why the issue is still around. One reason might be the fact that India is a developing nation and as such it doesn't warrant a bigger response from the world community for compensations, clean-up efforts by the guilty parties etc.

Why should the responsibility fall on the world community? India approved the Bhopal plant and it was built to their exacting specifications. True, the nation is a third-world country, but why should it be poor? It is a large and resource-rich country. What have they done wrong?

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Why should the responsibility fall on the world community? India approved the Bhopal plant and it was built to their exacting specifications. True, the nation is a third-world country, but why should it be poor? It is a large and resource-rich country. What have they done wrong?

By not fighting wars of aggression around the globe?

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

By not fighting wars of aggression around the globe?

Sorry, I was under the impression you wanted to discuss this. If you'd rather turn a discussion about India into a USA bash-fest I'll be more than happy to listen.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Why should the responsibility fall on the world community? India approved the Bhopal plant and it was built to their exacting specifications. True, the nation is a third-world country, but why should it be poor? It is a large and resource-rich country. What have they done wrong?

That's a good question. Any takers? I would like to know.

OTH, come on over to the US and live here a few years. It's really not the messed-up warmonger as you've been lead to believe.