(Tribune)
The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to ensure the supply of essential commodities to remote villages in Pithoragarh district using choppers within 24 hours and maintain this throughout the winter season. The order came on Thursday on a PIL filed by residents of 12 villages of the district complaining of a shortage of essential food items and other necessities due to their location in inhospitable terrain and poor road connectivity.
A Bench of acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari directed as an interim measure the Uttarakhand government is to provide necessary ration, including flour, ghee, rice, cereals and pulses including fresh vegetables, spices, kerosene oil, matchboxes, condensed milk, tea, toiletries, blankets and other items of daily need, within 24 hours by a helicopter.
