Disaster Management Act-2005 has been invoked by the government to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, but the provisions of the Acts suggests that it is not well suited to deal with the circumstances created by the pandemic.” Comment. 10 marks

Mentor’s comment- https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/law-to-deal-with-pandemics/ https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/04/26/covid-19-and-the-ambit-of-the-disaster-management-act.html In the intro, you can mention the lockdown situation and why various legal provisions needed to be invoked. In the body, you can mention the Report of the Task Force to review the DM Act 2013 which pointed to the lack of preparedness, problems in the ground-level implementation of instructions, lack … Continue reading Disaster Management Act-2005 has been invoked by the government to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, but the provisions of the Acts suggests that it is not well suited to deal with the circumstances created by the pandemic.” Comment. 10 marks