'Approach lackadaisical': SC pulls up Uttarakhand govt over forest fires

The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned the Uttarakhand chief secretary to appear before it on May 17 over the state’s “lackadaisical” approach in containing forest fires, reported the Hindustan Times.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai, SVN Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta observed that though multiple action plans are in place to curb forest fires, no steps are taken for their implementation.

The court also pointed out that there are several vacancies in the state’s forest department that need to be filled.