Uttarakhand High Court Orders State to List All Public Parks Within Nine Months

The Uttarakhand High Court has formally noted that the state government has lagged in preparing a comprehensive inventory of its public parks. In a recent judgment, the court flagged the delay as a concern for urban planning and environmental management.

The bench issued a directive ordering the state to undertake a systematic, statewide exercise to identify and list every public park across Uttarakhand. The court set a strict deadline of nine months for the completion of this task, emphasizing the need for timely action.

Officials from the state’s forest and urban development departments have been instructed to coordinate the effort, ensuring that the resulting database reflects accurate locations, sizes, and facilities of each park. The order aims to improve transparency and facilitate better maintenance and development of green spaces.

Failure to comply within the stipulated period could invite further judicial scrutiny, the judgment warned. The court’s intervention underscores growing judicial interest in environmental governance at the state level.