Human Impact to Govt Action: Comparing Chernobyl & Bhopal Tragedy

As the demand a television series on Bhopal tragedy grows, we compare it to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

‘Chernobyl’ – HBO’s hit miniseries based on the 1984 nuclear accident in the then USSR – has been dominating social media conversation for the last two weeks.

Not only are people recommending and reviewing the show, they are also calling on the makers to work on a similar series based on the catastrophic Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

We highlight some key similarities between the two incidents.

(With inputs from europarl.eu, India Today, IAEA, Indian Environmental Portal, The Bhopal Saga, 10 Years of Chernobyl, Bhopal Gas Tragedy)