Need to continue supporting, monitoring needs of children affected by COVID-19: Justice Ravindra Bhat
The Hindu
Justice Ravindra Bhat made these remarks during a review meeting held by the Committee for the protection of children and to take stock of the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Prevention of Sexual Offences Act
Apex court judge and chairperson of the Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee S. Ravindra Bhat has emphasised on the need to sustainably continue supporting and monitoring the needs of children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to put in place measures which can withstand and mitigate such impact in the future.
Justice Bhat made these remarks during a review meeting held by the Committee for the protection of children and to take stock of the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Prevention of Sexual Offences Act.
The meeting, held on December 18, focused on the care and protection of children, especially those who were orphaned, abandoned, or whose families cannot support them as well as restoration of children in conflict with the law and the impact of violence on the mental health of the vulnerable.

On November 30, a team of officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Water Resources Department (WRD) and Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) conducted a joint inspection of a rainwater vent below the Chennai Bypass Road in Thiruneermalai. This marks the second time NHAI and WRD have carried out an inspection following a request being made by residents. They want NHAI to widen the vent located below the Bypass Road to facilitate rainwater drainage from ‘Nattukalvai’. The office bearers of the Federation of Welfare Associations accompanied the officials.












