The High Court of Uttarakhand has directed the Haridwar municipal corporation to ensure cleaning of the Ganga ghats in Haridwar within 48 hours. Further, the court has also directed the Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police to depute one sub inspector and 11 police personnel to prevent substance abuse on the ghats. The Haridwar District Magistrate has also been ordered to ensure compliance to the earlier orders of the court.
According to the case details, advocate lalit Miglani had filed a public interest litigation in the High Court regarding the municipal corporation not cleaning the Ganga ghats in Haridwar. Hearing in this matter earlier, on August 1 the High Court had ordered the municipal corporation and district administration to ensure cleaning of the Ganga ghats in Haridwar. On Friday, the petitioner submitted photographs of litter on the Ganga ghats in Haridwar to the division bench of acting chief justice Rajiv Sharm and justice Manoj Tiwari. Adding these to the record, the division bench ordered the authorities concerned to ensure cleaning of the Ganga ghats within 48 hours.