The National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on December 2.

• It is marked in the memory of those who lost their lives in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy that took place on December 2 and 3.
• It is estimated that at least 4,000 people died when a pesticide plant by American chemical company Union Carbide’s pesticide plant began leaking the toxic methyl isocyanate gas into a populated area in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

The theme of National Pollution Control Day 2023

The theme for National Pollution Control Day 2023 is “Sustainable Development for a Clean and Healthy Planet”.