An Incident, which we should not forget!!!

03 Dec. 14, 20:47

Thirty years ago, a place in India named as “Bhopal” faced one of most horrendous nights in the history of human civilization. The disaster or catastrophe is known as the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which occurred by gas leak in the Union Carbide. It is, also known as the world’s worst industrial disaster. 

It happened from the night of 2 December and continued until 3 December 1984 at Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The gas leaked from the plant was Methyl Isocyanate, and it affected near about 500,000 people. It was so poisonous that it made its way in and around the towns situated near the plant.

It leads to the death of near about 3787 people, which confirmed by M.P. Government. Ingrid Ackerman estimated near about 8,000 died or more within two weeks from the day of the gas leak. Nevertheless, believe me it has ruined the life of so many people, which cannot calculate. 

The reason of this catastrophe is a debatable question. The Government of India and many activists alleged careless management and delayed maintenance, which made a situation where routine pipe upholding caused a back-flow of water into a MIC tank, which eventually triggered the disaster. Union Carbide challenged that the water entered the tank through an act of sabotage.

The plant was in charge, by Warren Anderson, who was CEO at that time in Bhopal. Many court cases filed against him, but all the cases were useless because he ran from the nation immediately after the incident, and he never returned.

Let me talk now, what I actually want to convey. The people, who were accused and involved in the incident, got no imprisonment or serious punishment. The laws were, changed for those people, the actual punishment was about 7 years, but the sections in Indian Penal Code (IPC) were changed and only two people got punishment, which was two years only. The compensation was about 7000 crores but it settled by the Government of congress about 750 crores.

The affected people got neither any compensation nor any justice from Indian Government. Warren Anderson, who was responsible in this incident never, returned to India and he avoided Indian laws throughout his life. He expired in 2014.

The effects can be, observed in the people in 2014. The people there are mostly blind or having some physical disorder. Whenever I see their pictures, my heart cries for them. Many children, women, men, adults and elder people, who were innocent suffered this horrific night. They slept on 2 December and never woke up. Internet is full of stories, reports and pictures, of the affected people and every report is screaming for the justice. The justice for the people, they do not need money or fame, they need justice, pure justice.

I hope I have expressed my views about Bhopal Tragedy.

Have a Good Night.

WHY CRICKET ACCIDENTS ARE SCARIER, THAN ANY OTHER SPORTS MISHAP!!!

Phillips Hughes, 26 years old, faced a bouncer by Sean Abbot on 2014-11-27, in a match between NSW vs. South Australia. He was batting really well, but just one bouncer changed the circumstances forever. The ball hit beneath his left ear, and he sent to hospital immediately. He struggled with the circumstances as much he could, but on Thursday the 27^th, he lost his battle against the destiny. He was a talented person who played 26 test matches and 25 ODI matches for Australia; he was one of the most recognized batsmen of the nation. It is not the first incident that a player lost his life in a cricket match; many people have lost their lives in the past. Let us talk about them:

Ian Foley, one of the most respected all rounder of 80's and early 90's, in the English County, and who played for England too, was invincible player of the game. In a game for White haven, Foley beard a blow on the right below his right eye. He sent to the hospital immediately, where he faced a heart attack and died. He was 30 years old at that time.

One such Incident occurred with India too. A cricketer named as, Raman Lamba, he was one of the promising batsmen who showed up in the 90's along with some legends like Saurav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Sachin Tendulkar. Raman played 4 test matches and 32 ODI matches for India, he had a good batting average but on February 23, 1998 in Dhaka, a ball while fielding at short-leg position hit Lamba’s temple. He was dead after the three days due to the internal haemorrhage.

Such are the biggest examples, which occurred on the field Phillip Hughes, Ian Foley and Raman Lamba, are some of the examples but the list goes on. Cricket is a beautiful game, but some incidents like this make a blot on it. Yes, when you are playing a game, there is a big chance of injury, I agree! In modern days, we can find some good equipment in the market, but still the accidents and mishaps are not easy to avoid.

I have seen many sports such as Formula one, Moto GP, soccer, wrestling and boxing, where incidents occur at any time. I hope I have shared what I wanted to reveal. Sports should play with great heart, will and determination, I am sad about Phillip, he was talented, I hope may he rest in peace. May he find peace in heaven!

Thanks for reading!