Event

The contamination of the Bhopal plant site and its water

The dispute over pollution of soil and groundwater at and near the closed Bhopal plant: who tested, what they found, and who must pay.

7 links, 0 backed by primary records

How each side tells it

Connections 7

Supreme Court of India in May 2004 observed that groundwater and drinking water had been damaged, and ordered fresh water by tanker Scholarship & press 1
Government of Madhya Pradesh owns the site; took it over in 1998, says Union Carbide According to Union Carbide Corporation Self-published 2
Union Carbide Corporation the Second Circuit wrote in 2013 that the evidence shows it “is not that entity” responsible for the site pollution Self-published 3
The Dow Chemical Company says clean-up lies with the Madhya Pradesh government According to The Dow Chemical Company Self-published 4
Government of Madhya Pradesh its chief minister said in 2009: “There is nothing hazardous to human life” According to Government of Madhya Pradesh Scholarship & press 5
Government of Madhya Pradesh commissioned NEERI’s 2010 report: groundwater “in general” not contaminated by the dumps, waste recovery “incomplete” Self-published 6

Proof 7 sources

Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal Disaster 20 Years On, Amnesty International, 29 Nov 2004. Scholarship & press
The Supreme Court passed an order instructing the Madhya Pradesh government to supply fresh drinking water through tankers
Overview of Bhopal Tragedy, with chronology, Union Carbide Corporation. Self-published
In 1998, the Madhya Pradesh State Government, which owned and had been leasing the property to EIIL -- and still owns the property today -- cancelled EIIL's lease, took over the facility and assumed all accountability for the site
Litigation & Rulings (Bhopal), Union Carbide Corporation. Self-published
After nine years of contentious litigation and discovery, however, all that the evidence in this case demonstrates is that UCC is not that entity.
Bhopal Site Remediation, The Dow Chemical Company. Self-published
Responsibility for the clean-up of the Bhopal site lies with the Madhya Pradesh State government.
Officials dismiss claims Bhopal site is leaking toxins, BBC News, 2 Dec 2009. Scholarship & press
There is nothing hazardous to human life
Reports & Studies (Bhopal), Union Carbide Corporation. Self-published
groundwater in general is not contaminated due to seepage of contaminants from the UCIL dumps.
is still incomplete.
Bhopal survivors fight for justice, BBC News, 3 Dec 2009. Scholarship & press
In a neighbourhood just north of the Union Carbide plant, we found people drawing groundwater from a pump.

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