New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the risk of natural disasters in the Himalayan region after landslides and monsoon fury caused widespread death and destruction across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

The apex court said that it will pass orders on September 23 on the suo motu cognisance it took over the ecological imbalance in the state.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta said that the issues extend beyond Himachal Pradesh, and it said that it intends to expand the scope of the PIL to cover the entire Himalayan region.

"It isn't going to be limited to Himachal only, but the entire Himalayan range that is facing the issue. This time it has been very, ve...