BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY 53 Full implications of the incident would become apparent only when all these aspects are seen in their interconnections and full scope, and brought into the ambit of the enquiry underway. This tragedy has clearly demonstrated the woeful inadequacy of the infrastructure in our country pertaining to industrial safety and occupational health. It is not enough for India to claim to posses the third largest scientific and technical manpower in the world Scientists, engineers and technologists should all join hands with workers, doctors, lawyers and teachers to overcome the existing apathy in this crucial area. Whatever one may expect of the government and irrespective of what the government and related agencies may actually achieve by way of legislation and executive measures to tackle the whole problem of industrial safety, it is only the vigilance of the people at large and the scientific community in particular which can guarantee safe harnessing of science and technology for human welfare. The scientific community must play an important role in building and spreading the awareness of the potential hazards and the measures that are required to counter them