New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a robust and time-bound implementation of the National Guidelines for Heat Wave Management, 2019, issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
The petition highlights the rising intensity and frequency of heat waves across India, now posing a serious climate and public health emergency.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih sought responses within two weeks from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, and the NDMA.