Bombay HC Asks State To Chalk Out Plan For Coastline Safety
07 June, 2006
The Bombay High Court today directed the government to draft a specificscheme for implementing safety measures across beaches in the statewhich has a coastline of 700 kms.
A division bench comprising justices R M Lodha and A S Bagga alsodirected the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to appointguards to monitor the beaches in Mumbai.
The directions were in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by Mr Bhagwanji Rayani of Janhit Manch, an NGO.
Senior counsel for BMC, Mr K K Singhvi, contended that there are 13posts of guards of which nine had already been appointed while fourposts are vacant. The MCGM has plans to appoint seven more guards oncontract basis.
He told the court that all the Mumbai beaches were not suitable forswimming and watersports excepting Chowpatty where a watersport agencyprovides its own guards.
The court further directed the Home Department principal secretary tofile an affidavit within three weeks on the short-term and long-termsafety norms to be adopted.
(UNI)
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India is the largest democracy in the world and its citizens are enjoying the fruits of democracy since over five decades. Likewise the people also suffer due to mismanagement of the country by governments at the centre and states as well as local self governments in the rural and urban areas.
Problems are innumerable and the solutions are not in sight. Constitutional provisions on fundamental rights are blatantly violated and no efforts are made to implement the directive principles of the constitution of India.
State bureaucracy is not responsive to the needs and sensitivities of the people and is not easily accessible to the common man. Elected representatives neglect the voters after getting elected and judiciary is ineffective and inefficient to disburse justice in time. Environment and ecology are under severe threat, superstition is rampant, number of illetrates are rising year after year, child labour is widespread, malnutration is common, family welfare programmes are failing against rising population, slum occupants and homeless are on the rise, people live in dirt and filth, civic services are not commensurate with the amount spent, problems of crimilisation of politics, econmics and society, corruption at all levels, child marriages, rapes, domestic violence, dowry deaths, human rights violations, bandhs, strikes, labour problems, law productivities, recession, bank frauds and financial scams, inadequate transport facilities and infrastructures, depleting natural resources and so on and so forth.
Some of the Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) doing their bit to salvage the deteriorating conditions of the country, work as watchdog agencies and catalysts between authorities and public.
Janhit Manch, a nonpolitical forum, will aim at becoming one of the leading NGOs of the country starting its wings in Mumbai and Thane districts and gradually spreading its activities to other states of the country. The Manch will use all its resources at its command with the co-operation of all the three wings of the governance i.e. Executive, Legislature and Judiciary in furtherence of its mission to serve the masses. The Manch may not take up the personal and individul matters for resolutions except giving necessary advice, but will take up the issues concerning the large segment and the common interest of the society and the country.
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Tel. : 2614 6009, 2614 9286, E-mail : janhitmanch@vsnl.net
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