It hit hard in nearby slums, leaving 6000 dead, most of them falling by roadside trying to run for their lives after feeling suffocated while in deep mid-night sleep.The night was full of tragedies for the residents otherwise relaxed city of 600,000 people then. Minutes after the chemical leak, feeling the pungent smell of deadly gas, residents started to run on streets. It was all Chaos everywhere and no one knew what exactly was happening, those were the days prior to arrival of 24x7 news channels or FM Radio revolution. No one was aware of whats happening and no one was there to tell what to do.

The chemical leak left almost 100,000 people incapaciated for life and 100,000 more being affected in some way or other. Till date around 25,000 victims of Bhopal gas tragedy have succumbed to death owing to ailments caused by the gas leak.

In following years, victims, Governemt of India and Union Carbide Coporation which owned the deadly plant, got entangled in legal battles. Union Carbide ended up paying almost US $ 450 million in form of compnesation to the victims and their family members. However the quantum of compensation paid and modus of its distribution still remains a very contentious issue.

No money can ever compensate the loss of lives or sufferings of a generation of residents.