The High Court of Uttarakhand has sought a reply from the Central Government in three weeks regarding alleged negligene being observed in equipment being installed in the districts for disaster management.
According to the case details, Delhi resident Ajay Gautam had filed a public interest litigation in the high court here stating that the state of Uttarakhand is very vulnerable from the view point of disaster. However, the government is merely fulfilling official formalities when it comes to equipment meant to help in tackling the disaster scenarios. The petitioner has further stated that while such equipment has already been purchased in some of the districts, it is in the process of being purchased in the other districts. The matter was taken up for hearing by the high court division bench of chief justice KM Joseph and justice Alok Singh.