1984: Bhopal disaster
1991: The Supreme Court directs Union Carbide Corporation, USA, to finance a 500-bed hospital for the long term medical care of survivors
1992: Union Carbide's Indian shares confiscated by chief judicial magistrate of Bhopal
1992: Union Carbide sets up the Bhopal Hospital Trust (BHT) in England
1998: BHT is Indianised to form Bhopal Hospital Memorial Trust (BHMT). Supreme Court overrides order of a Bhopal court and allows sale of confiscated shares in the face of legal opposition of the survivors. The proceeds of this sale plus a sizable contribution from the Indian government go to BMHT
2000: BMHT starts functioning
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/trust-timeline
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhopal-gas-disaster
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/union-carbide
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhopal-d
