Supreme Court unhappy with Delhi meet on chikungunya and dengue

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the lack of a concrete outcome from the Delhi meet.

Written By: Agencies | Published : October 6, 2016 9:49 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the lack of a concrete outcome after a meeting held here on its direction to battle chikungunya and dengue in Delhi. A meeting chaired by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung was held on Wednesday. It was attended, among others, by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and officers of various civic agencies. As a bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur expressed displeasure over the way the meeting went about, a suggestion was put forth that another meeting could be held at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday. Accepting the suggestion, the bench said the meeting should focus on the steps to deal with the situation. The next hearing will be on October 17. Read in detail about Dengue fever diagnosis factors, tests and cost

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Source: IANS

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