Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 2 (ANI): Amid a worsening COVID-19 situation, Uttarakhand has significantly increased the capacity of ICU beds, ventilators and oxygen beds, said Amit Negi, the state health secretary on Sunday.
India News: NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday took to task the state government over the Covid-19 situation, saying that the state has become a la.
Devotees gather for the last Shahi Snan of Kumbh 2021 on the day of Purnima, or full moon, in Haridwar. (Photo: PTI)
NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday took to task the state government over the Covid-19 situation, saying that the state has become a laughing stock due to its organising the Kumbh Mela in the midst of a raging pandemic.
The remarks came in the form of an oral observation from the bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma while it was hearing a bunch of PILs about the state s handling of the Covid-19 situation.
The Uttarakhand high court has directed secretary (health and finance) Amit Negi to file a detailed report on all these issues by May 12 and be personally present at the next date of hearing before the court.
NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Tuesday asked the state government whether any SOPs had been prepared for the Char Dham Yatra, which is scheduled to start from May 14. The bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma, while hearing a bunch of PILs concerning the state’s handling of the pandemic, made an oral observation that the pilgrimage “cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh”. The government in its response said it will soon release Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the yatra.
Uttarakhand HC Asks State Govt To Issue Guidelines For Chardham Yatra
The court observed that the pilgrimage cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh.
Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court has asked the state government to publish the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the forthcoming Chardham yatra in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, observing that the pilgrimage cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh.
Chief Justice R.S. Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma of the high court made the observation during the virtual hearing of a batch of PILs related to the state government’s handling of the pandemic on Tuesday.