Matter :- The bhopal gas tragedy was a gas leak incident considered as one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of december 2-3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited(UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals leaked from the plant. The toxic substance made it's way in and around the towns located near the plant and hundreds of thousands of people were exposed. Number of casualties :- The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the Government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 3,000 died within weeks and another 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disab...