The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Himachal Pradesh government to come completely clean on its plans for disaster management, its climate change and tourism policies, constructions and industrialisation, details of mega hydroelectric projects, four-lane highways and even the number of trees felled and prosecutions pending district-wise over the years.
A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath, in a suo motu case, quoted the Supreme Court's observation that "humans, not nature, are responsible for the phenomenon such as continuous landslides, collapsing of houses and buildings, subsidence of roads, etc," against the backdrop of landslides and flash floods which have wrecked the State during the monsoon season.
The court has recorded a series of questions prepared for the State government by its amicus curiae, senior advocate K. Parameshwar, including "whether zoning (if any) is done on the basis of seismic activity/ landslides/ green cover/ eco-sensitivity".
A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath, in a suo motu case, quoted the Supreme Court's observation that "humans, not nature, are responsible for the phenomenon such as continuous landslides, collapsing of houses and buildings, subsidence of roads, etc," against the backdrop of landslides and flash floods which have wrecked the State during the monsoon season.
The court has recorded a series of questions prepared for the State government by its amicus curiae, senior advocate K. Parameshwar, including "whether zoning (if any) is done on the basis of seismic activity/ landslides/ green cover/ eco-sensitivity".
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