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No effective remedy to counter fire: HC summons pollution control board

Shimla, Dec 3 – Himachal Pradesh High court summoned the Member Secretary of the state pollution control board after the court has taken suo-moto cognizance of a forest fire mishap recently in the town.
A division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Virendra Singh directed the member secretary of HPSPCB to appear before the court on December 8.
The high court had taken cognizance of a Forest fire mishap that broke out at Tutikandi outskirt of this capital town on May 2, 2022. The PIL states that a forest fire had reached the orphanage center or Balika Ashram Tutikandi, Shimla and its inmates had to makeshift. 20 kids of 6 years of age were shifted to a hostel located at US Club, while 70 girls were shifted to the orphanage located in Mashobra.
It was after the mishap was highlighted by the media with the prominence that High Court took cognizance of the matter. During the course of the hearing, High Court strongly reacted to damage caused by a mishap at Balika Ashram located in Tutikandi.
The reply submitted to the High Court was submitted that inmates were shifted to a safer location as they especially small kids were feeling difficulty breathing due to the mounting of heavy smoke in the orphanage. However, the inferno was doused down in time and averting load to property and life.
High Court expressed concern over the frequent damage caused to the environment by a number of forest fires cases every year directed by the state and concerned departments of the forest fire. It observed that effective remedial measures were not taken to avert such mishaps.

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