City
Epaper

Bhopal gas tragedy widows' pension to be renewed, memorial to be set up

By IANS | Updated: December 3, 2020 17:25 IST

Bhopal, Dec 3 Marking the 36th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy on Thursday , Madhya Pradesh ...

Open in App

Bhopal, Dec 3 Marking the 36th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy on Thursday , Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that pension would continue to be provided to the widows of the victims killed in the gas leak tragedy and a memorial built so that people could take lessons from the accident.

On the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, a prayer meeting was held at the Central Library at Barkatullah Bhawan in Bhopal, commemorating thousands of people who were killed in the unfortunate gas leak from the Union Carbide plant.

On this occasion, Chouhan said a pension of Rs 1,000 would be received by the widows of those killed in the gas leakage which had been closed from 2019 but would be resumed again.

Chouhan said that a memorial would be built in Bhopal to commemorate this incident so that people take lessons. After the nuclear bombs dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan, a memorial was built there. It teaches us that there should be no more nuclear attacks on any nation.

( With inputs from IANS )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

International'Her vision and legacy will endure': PM Modi writes to Tarique Rahman, condoles death of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

InternationalExercise Desert Cyclone-II culminates at Al-Hamra, strengthening India-UAE defence cooperation

National'Odisha Vigilance registered 202 graft cases, arrested 212 officials and others in 2025'

AurangabadPolitical careers of 70 candidates end abruptly

Other Sports"Ending 2025 with beautiful memories....": Neeraj Chopra posts pictures of wedding festivities after incredible year on, away from field

Politics Realted Stories

MumbaiWho Is Tejasvee Ghosalkar? Shiv Sena UBT Leader and Former Corporator Joins BJP Ahead of BMC Polls

MaharashtraSanjay Raut Says Sena–MNS Already Together No Need Others Permission

MaharashtraBig Jolt to Sharad Pawar as Salil Deshmukh, Son of Anil Deshmukh, Quits NCP-SP

PoliticsEknath Shinde Issues Strict No-Crossover Order After Meeting Amit Shah; Directive Communicated to All Shiv Sena Leaders

MaharashtraBMC Elections 2025: Devendra Fadnavis Says Clarity on Seat-Sharing Will Emerge in Two Days