Bhopal Gas Tragedy: How Rs 272.75 Crore Relief Fund Was Wasted While Victims Continue to Suffer

Dec 03, 2025 03:05 pm CST

Four decades after the Union Carbide disaster, an investigation reveals systematic mismanagement of Rs 272.75 crore in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation programme. Despite substantial funding, hospitals remain without doctors, medical equipment sits unused, yoga centers function as wedding venues, and contaminated water continues affecting thousands of survivors. With Rs 139 crore still unspent, victims' organizations demand a high-level investigation into what they call systemic corruption benefiting contractors while abandoning those affected by the tragedy.