Every year, National Pollution Control Day is observed on December 2.
On December 2 and December 3, 1984, a harmful chemical – Methyl Isocyanate – along other chemicals got released from a pesticide plant, Union Carbide India Limited, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The MP state government declared 25000 people dead because of the exposure of harmful gases.
National Pollution Control Day is celebrated to honour the people who lost their lives due to the unfortunate incident.
The theme for National Pollution Control Day 2023 is “Sustainable Development for a Clean and Healthy Planet”.