The apex court asked the National Disaster Management Authority to file its response by August 14. "Your affidavit goes round and round but does not say in explicit way what needs to be done. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union government, said the NDMA and state and district level disaster management authorities look after disaster related incidents. A PIL has been filed by and individual Avinash Mehrotra seeking safety guidelines for school after the Dabwali fire incident in Haryana and the Kumbakonam tragedy in Tamil Nadu. The court had earlier asked the NDMA to come up with comprehensive guidelines to prevent such incidents and take measures for safety of school children.

Source: dna August 11, 2017 15:33 UTC