MUMBAI: The state has in any case set up separate disaster control authorities for Mumbai town and Mumbai Suburban. The Bombay high court had on April 6 warned of action for “irritated contempt” if Maharashtra executive did not constitute the 2 separate authorities through May 4. The state also formulated a drought plan.
So, on May 4, the state knowledgeable the court its aid and rehabilitation division has, complying with the HC orders, set up two separate authorities for the city and suburbs under the hat it has Disaster Management Act.
The high court had on April 6 issued, but also recalled, an order for issuing contempt notice to additional chief secretary, Megha Gadgil. It had recalled its order after executive pleader A B Vagyani tendered a letter of the similar date the place Gadgil said the state had agreed to set up separate disaster control authorities for town and suburbs however needed 15 days to set them up. The order was once handed in a petition filed in 2017 through Pune resident Sanjay Lakhe Patil for right kind implementation of a Central regulation, the Disaster Management Act of 2005. Patil, president of NGO Marathwada Anushesh Nirmulan Aani Vikas Manch, had in his plea highlighted hardships faced through farmers due to drought in portions of Maharashtra and wanted the state to checklist the drought mitigation steps taken.
In January, the HC had given a slew of directions to the state to tackle droughts and likewise be certain that higher enforcement of disaster control plans with expeditious setting up of 2 separate authorities for town and suburbs of Mumbai. But the state set a not unusual body for each.
The HC had last month noted the government had committed wilful breach of the court orders.
But, on May 4, the state submitted an affidavit to tell that it has also framed and “notified regulations on April 19’’ for two separate authorities. The state has also prepared a separate Drought Plan which will be licensed at the subsequent meeting of the authority.
A state disaster response fund is also created the place 75 p.c funds for ‘aid on account of herbal calamities’ will come from the Central executive.
The executive has also up to date its State Disaster Management Plan as in line with the guidelines of the Natural Disaster Management Authority, the affidavit said.
So, on May 4, the state knowledgeable the court its aid and rehabilitation division has, complying with the HC orders, set up two separate authorities for the city and suburbs under the hat it has Disaster Management Act.
The high court had on April 6 issued, but also recalled, an order for issuing contempt notice to additional chief secretary, Megha Gadgil. It had recalled its order after executive pleader A B Vagyani tendered a letter of the similar date the place Gadgil said the state had agreed to set up separate disaster control authorities for town and suburbs however needed 15 days to set them up. The order was once handed in a petition filed in 2017 through Pune resident Sanjay Lakhe Patil for right kind implementation of a Central regulation, the Disaster Management Act of 2005. Patil, president of NGO Marathwada Anushesh Nirmulan Aani Vikas Manch, had in his plea highlighted hardships faced through farmers due to drought in portions of Maharashtra and wanted the state to checklist the drought mitigation steps taken.
In January, the HC had given a slew of directions to the state to tackle droughts and likewise be certain that higher enforcement of disaster control plans with expeditious setting up of 2 separate authorities for town and suburbs of Mumbai. But the state set a not unusual body for each.
The HC had last month noted the government had committed wilful breach of the court orders.
But, on May 4, the state submitted an affidavit to tell that it has also framed and “notified regulations on April 19’’ for two separate authorities. The state has also prepared a separate Drought Plan which will be licensed at the subsequent meeting of the authority.
A state disaster response fund is also created the place 75 p.c funds for ‘aid on account of herbal calamities’ will come from the Central executive.
The executive has also up to date its State Disaster Management Plan as in line with the guidelines of the Natural Disaster Management Authority, the affidavit said.
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