Governor Mangubhai Patel attended the all religion meeting organized in the memory of the departed persons on the 37th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and paid tribute at the Central Library, Barkatullah Bhawan. Various religious leaders recited in the meeting. A two minute silence was observed in the memory of the departed souls to pay them homage. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vishwas Sarang was also present on the occasion.

Besides, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed condolences to the affected citizens by paying homage to the people who died during the gas disaster on the 37th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Chouhan has tweeted- “In the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, we have lost many precious lives untimely, I pay my humble tribute to all those departed souls. May such a tragedy never recur on Earth. With the joint efforts of the government and society, we can stop such humanitarian errors. "

Appealing to maintain a balance between development and environment and adopting all measures to protect the environment, Chouhan has tweeted - “The Government of Madhya Pradesh always stands with the families of the victims. Deteriorating environment causes destruction. God has created this Earth for all. Animals-birds, insects-mites, rivers-seas, trees-plants are all parts of the Earth along with humans. Therefore, it is extremely important to maintain a balance between development and environment. We have to adopt all the measures of environmental protection and make the Earth green by planting more and more trees."