Environment

The Bhopal Gas Disaster : 25 years later

This presentation highlights the environmental, social, economic and health problems of the people of old Bhopal

Publication Date: 
25/09/2009
Prabjit Barn
BC CDC & The National Collaborating Centre
Tags:
Environment, Groundwater Pollution, Health Effects, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Water Pollution
Industry

Korba rescue crawls, survivor hopes fade

Joseph John

Rescue workers waited with masks, stretchers and sheets for bodies as heavy earth moving equipment tried to clear debris of a giant chimney that collapsed Wednesday at the Korba power plant site of the Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), killing at least 25 people and trapping many others.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Industrial Disasters, Industry, Chhattisgarh, Korba (D), Korba West Power
Industry

Rescue work on at BALCO plant site

TRAGEDY: People gather at the accident site in Korba, some 200 km from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday.

KORBA (CHHATTISGARH): At least 20 labourers were killed and nearly 70 are feared trapped under debris after a chimney at an under-construction thermal power plant of the Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) caved in here on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mineral-Based Industry, Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Industrial Disasters, Industry, Korba (D)
Industry

Meet decides on identifying route for hazardous materials

The off site emergency plan for chemical and harzardous industries in south Goa will now be part of the district Disaster Management Plan.
District Collector and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority, G P Naik on Wednesday chaired a meeting to set in process to incorporate the off site emergency plan into the Disaster Management Plan.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2009
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Disaster Management, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Disasters, Industry, Goa, South Goa
Industry

25 die in accident at Balco's new plant at Korba

At least 25 people were crushed to death when an under-construction chimney at a new power plant being constructed at Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) in Korba, 230 km from here, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. Another 40 people are feared trapped in the debris.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Industrial Disasters, Industry, Chhattisgarh, Korba (D)
Health

Strategies and policies deteriorate occupational health situation in India: A review based on social determinant framework

Overwhelming evidence shows that hazardous work, working conditions, and environment fail to maintain homeostasis results in death or severe disability. Up to the 1980s, governments did not pay major attention to occupational health in developing countries, including India. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, in 1984, was the turning point in the history of health and safety in India.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Asish Kumar Mandal
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Occupational Health, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Trade Unions, India
Environment

Four killed in explosion at Aluva biogas plant

ALUVA: Four persons were killed and many seriously injured when the concrete tank of a biogas plant at Edathala near Aluva exploded owing to a suspected pressure build-up, on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Lalu, 42, of Kochi; Safangiri, 30, of Kolkata, and Ibrahim, 75 of Lucknow, while one body is yet to be identified.

Publication Date: 
27/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Gas Leakages, Biogas, Kerala
Environment

Eveready, Carbide case hearing put off

BHOPAL: A decision on an important matter concerning the dispute between Eveready Ltd. and the Madhya Pradesh Government over the property of Union Carbide India Limited was put off by the Chief Judicial Magistrate here on Wednesday.

The hearing in a contempt case filed by Eveready against the State was postponed following an appeal by the latter for time to file a rejoinder.

Publication Date: 
20/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T)
Environment

Bhopal gas victims continue to suffer

Mahim Pratap Singh

Bhopal: As the 25th anniversary of the world

Publication Date: 
07/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health Effects, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T)
Environment

Anderson was haunted by the gas tragedy

BRIDGEHAMPTON (NEW YORK): The former head of the chemical company responsible for the gas leak that killed thousands of people in Bhopal 25 years ago has been

Publication Date: 
03/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health Effects, Industrial Disasters, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D)

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