Will appoint senior IPS as court officer to visit tribal areas: HC to Maharashtra govt
HC asks state to provide details of pregnant women, infants suffering from malnutrition, medical facilities available to them
The HC imposed a compensatory cost of Rs 5 lakh on the member to be paid to the society within 10 days. (File) THE BOMBAY High Court on Monday said that it will appoint senior IPS officer Dr Chhering Dorje as its officer to study and report on the situation of deaths due to malnutrition in Melghat region and asked the state home department to allow him to visit the tribal area when the state officials will conduct its next fortnightly visit in the region.
The court also asked the Maharashtra government to carry out mapping of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children between 0 and 6 years of age suffering due to malnutrition in the Melghat region and other tribal areas in Maharashtra.
The HC also asked the state government to inform it about the availability of medical facilities in the region, adding that deputed specialist doctors including gynaecologists and paediatricians should render services in tribal areas on a daily basis.
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