The high court asked state Health Secretary to urge Centre to provide 1,000 oxygen concentrators
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The Uttarakhand High Court has rapped the Centre for not paying heed to the medical needs of people in remote areas of the state amid the raging second wave of COVID-19, saying it is treating the hill state like a step-child .
The high court also took note of the crowd control measures in place at Chardham shrines in view of COVID-19, and remarked why do we keep causing embarrassment to ourselves .
Hearing a batch of PILs pertaining to the state s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma on Thursday said the Centre had not responded yet to the requests for extending a helping hand to the remote areas of the state where medical facilities are scarce and asked why Uttarakhand was being overlooked.
First Kumbh, now Char Dham: Uttarakhand HC slams state govt, says no one following Covid protocols
First Kumbh, now Char Dham: Uttarakhand HC slams state govt, says no one following Covid protocols
The Uttarakhand High Court took note of the crowd control measures in place at Char Dham shrines in view of Covid-19, and asked why do we keep causing embarrassment to ourselves . The HC observed that nobody was following crowd control measures.
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UPDATED: May 21, 2021 14:18 IST
People gather to offer prayers during the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. (PTI Photo)
The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday came down heavily on the state government for not ensuring Covid protocols during Kumbh Mela and Char Dham Yatra in the midst of a devastating wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Hearing a batch of PILs pertaining to the state s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a division bench of Chief Justice R S Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma on Thursday said the Centre had not responded yet to the requests for extending a helping hand to the remote areas of the state where medical facilities are scarce and asked why Uttarakhand was being overlooked.
Uttarakhand High Court Slams State Government On Kumbh Mela And Char Dham, Asks Why Do We Repeatedly Cause Embarrassment To Ourselves
by Swarajya Staff - May 21, 2021 09:39 AM
The Uttarakhand High Court.
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Uttarakhand High Court while hearing a set of PILs regarding Covid-19, questioned the Centre over diversion of oxygen from the hill state to other states without fulfilling the state s demand .
Commenting on the Kumbh Mela held in Haridwar and Char Dham, the Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government, why do we repeatedly cause embarrassment to ourselves?
The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended this year. However, rituals are to be continued in Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. These rituals are observed and carried out by the priests.
Mou signed for projects worth 100-cr to develop Badrinath as spiritual township ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 09:28 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): An agreement for projects worth Rs 100 crore was signed on Friday between Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust and the PSUs of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to develop Badrinath as a spiritual township.
Secretary Tannu Kapoor, on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, on behalf of the state government, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat.