Earthquake and the HC order
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The High Court ordered the government on 29th July 2009 to collect the required equipment for the rescue operation if any deadly earthquake hit the country. We have learnt from the newspaper reports that the rule has given a guideline to form a committee in this regard, and the eligibility and assignment of its members were also mentioned there. However, we heard that according to the High Court order the committee made a list of the available equipment and the requirement, and already submitted it to the government. It has been reported in the newspapers that even after two years of the HC order, equipment worth Tk. 78 crore only was bought while the committee suggested buying equipment of Tk. 200 crore. We do not know whether the government has submitted any progress report on this issue to the High Court or not. However, any negligence on the part of the government in this regard would not be acceptable. We hope the authorities concerned would look into the matter and do the needful as per the suggestions of the committee and the directives of the apex court.
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