Photo: Hindustan TimesMumbai: The Bombay high court pulled up the Maharashtra government for not effectively implementing provisions of the Disaster Management Act and directed it to take effective steps to set up the District Disaster Management Authority in Mumbai expeditiously. Sonak directed the government to set up the authority in Mumbai and suburban Mumbai by 31 January. The petition sought direction to the government to implement the Disaster Management Act 2005 and also sought to know the measures taken by it for drought mitigation. “It is common knowledge that Mumbai and suburban Mumbai are prone to severe significant disasters both natural and man-made. “Although, the state government constituted the State Disaster Management Authority in 2006, it is obvious that the same is not fully functional, inter alia, on account of the absence of rules,” the court said.

Source: Mint January 20, 2018 10:07 UTC