Satya Prakash
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On August 21, in New Delhi.
Shimla and Joshimath are dealing with landslides and sinking. The Supreme Court talked about starting a group of experts to check how much weight the Indian Himalayan Region can handle and to review its plans in 13 states and territories.
Carrying capacity means the biggest number of living things that a place can support without causing harm to the environment.
A group of judges, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, called the issue “important. ” They had given notice to the government on February 17 based on a complaint filed by Ashok Kumar Raghav. The judges plan to ask three expert institutions to recommend one expert each to help with the issue.
The Additional Solicitor General, Aishwarya Bhati, informed the court that the government has responded to the public interest litigation (PIL) with a detailed reply. However, the court noted that the reply only addressed the concerns regarding Manali and McLeodGanj.
Suppose we were to hire knowledgeable organizations and ask them to do a thorough exercise on carrying capacity. Can you give us a plan for that. We will request states and Union Territories to answer using your format. We will form a committee for this. The Bench told Bhati that he can submit draft suggestions. They also scheduled a hearing for next Monday.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in its statement that “Land” is regulated by the states according to the Constitution of India. This means that the states have the power to manage, protect, and control activities on the land. The concerned State or Union Territory administration is mainly responsible for these tasks.
It means that the government must follow the idea of sustainable development, which is important for all of its projects.
Raghav, the person making the request, wanted the highest court to give an order to figure out how much weight or pressure can be handled by areas that are vulnerable to harm and are important for the environment, places in the hills, areas at high altitudes, places that are frequently visited, and places that attract tourists in the states and Union Territories in the Himalayan Region. He asked the highest court to tell the Government to figure out how many people the Indian Himalayan Region can hold and to make plans for it.
Raghav wants to create a group called the Indian Himalayan Region Monitoring Committee. This group would have a structure led by a retired judge from the Supreme Court. Its main job would be to watch over everything happening in the Himalayan Region and regularly give updates to the court.
Recently, there were landslides in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand that caused about 100 people to die or go missing. This makes the issue important. In the past, many people had to leave Joshimath because the ground was sinking. Joshimath, which is known for being the starting point for mountain climbing and trekking in the Himalayas, as well as for famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib, is in danger of sinking. Many houses, roads, and fields are cracked, and this has caused several families to find somewhere else to live.
The petitioner said that because there are no studies to check how much weight the land can bear, there are lots of dangerous things happening like landslides and sinking in places like Joshimath. This is causing a lot of damage to the environment in the hills.
“Many popular hill stations, pilgrimage sites, and other tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh are overcrowded and close to collapsing, especially in the Dhauladhar, Satluj, Beas, and Tribal circuits. There has been no assessment of their capacity to handle the number of visitors,” argued Raghav.
