Proper mechanism in place to ensure safety in zoo: centre to HC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi HC that a proper mechanism, including quick response teams (QRTs) and additional signages, have been put in place to ensure safety. The submissions were made before a Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath which was hearing a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to take steps to ensure that incident like the one that had happened in the Delhi zoo when a youth was mauled by a white tiger in 2014 is not repeated. The Centre told the Bench that QRTs have been formed to deal with any such situation inside the zoo and additional signages have been put in place near the cage of dangerous animals. After hearing the Centre’s submission, the Bench disposed of the plea. Meanwhile, the Bench reserved its order on a separate plea filed by the deceased’s wife who had claimed that government was liable to pay compensation for their “act of negligence and safety and security lapses”.