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Word: ranji (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whether through human error or mechanical failure, neither of those safety measures worked last week. The plant had been temporarily closed for maintenance two weeks before the accident, and both the methyl isocyanate storage tanks and the pipes connecting them were under repair. According to Madanlal Ranji, president of the plant's labor union, the scrubber was also in the process of being fixed. To make matters worse, a critical panel in the control room had been removed, perhaps as part of the maintenance program, thus preventing the leak from showing up on monitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Night of Death: Bhopal | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

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