Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 9: Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sindhu Sharma today disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with the direction to Chief Executive Officer, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) to ensure that every possible step is taken to provide uninterrupted water supply to the people so as to mitigate their sufferings.
“A news report regarding people from different parts of Ladakh region migrating on account of water shortage is very serious. It clearly reflects damage to environment, to which human actions have contributed. More so, it manifests that human actions are adversely impacting, even irreversibly, natural resources which are essential to life”, the DB observed.
DB further observed, “reply/status report has been filed by respondents wherein it has been contended that the Government is doing its best to conserve water in order to mitigate the problem of scarcity of water in the entire Ladakh region”, adding “it is also stated that efforts are being made by the concerned departments in the form of constructing artificial glaciers to tap waste winter flow; snow check dams; percolation tanks; de-silting of ponds and reservoirs; construction of ponds; construction of recharge shafts; organization of awareness camps for encouraging judicious use of water and to avoid excessive use of water”.
“In the event the people still have some further grievance with reference to the supply of water at any point of time they shall be at liberty to approach this court again in appropriate proceedings”, the DB said.
Follow our WhatsApp channel