Q&A

IT IS ARGUED THAT BHOPAL GAS DISASTER AND THE RESPONSE PATTERN TO IT REFLECTS MULTIPLE VULNERABILITIES RELATING TO SYS OF CSR, GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL, STATE N CENTRAL LEVELS, AND THE LEGAL SAFEGUARDS AND LIABILITIES. COMMENT ON THE ASSESSMENT.

INTRO- Bhopal has become a symbol of multipronged failure of governance at all levels..

part1 - disaster - csr- inadequate safeguards
response-csr- inadeq compensation
part2 - disaster- GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL- no awareness, no safety drills, no capacity building, no routine check up
response-GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL--?

disaster- GOVERNANCE AT state- ??
response-GOVERNANCE AT state??

disaster --GOVERNANCE AT national level- no adeq body to check(as opposed to nukes)
response-GOVERNANCE AT national level- delay in recomensation, rehab, justice after 25 yrs.

part 3 - disaster- LEGAL SAFEGUARDS AND LIABILITIES- ???
response - no liability provision, (civil nuclear liability- a lesson from past)

DOUBTS
1) plz try 2 add at ???
2) doest it have adequate PA concepts
3)structuring ok?






1. Bhopal tragedy--- 1970's + 1980's---- period of Politicization of B + criminalisation of polity+ rise of active JA+ closed Economy ( LQPR)+ India closed economy---> not integrated with international world (extradition treaties)+ less concern for Regulatory norms

All above lead to --- political + business + B nexus---> permit to setup industry without much regulatory norms checks

2. Corporate--- CSR is mainly moral not legal ---> due to LQP in those times ...even corporates were not concerned since they were already frustrated with LQP regime

3. Governance at local + state + Central levels---> local governance was absent...mainly central + state was thr ---> problems---->some points which u said ---

4. Legal safeguards--- as I said .....firm was international...we were not integrated---weak extradition treaties......yes...even judicial process is too long....

5. liability--- All---mainly coporates---- weak regulatory and long Judicial process ---

and some points which U mentioned....

I think this can come in 2 pages


then 1 or 1 and half page on current initiatives

1. Current initiatives---- as part of CSR--- new mining bill....but CSR is moral only....but now age of philanthropy has arisen too + sustainable etc etc--- now Business is getting better morally responsble too...quote examples--- if u know....

2. likewise ..write recent initiatives for Disaster mgmt---- policy + fixing liability ( nuclear bill) + Capacity building on part of local + State + central admin

3. Active Judiciary--- fast track courts + mission to reduce pendency for faster and timely justice.....

i think in one page we can write positives...current initiatives .....