India, Aug. 19 -- The Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) has criticised the Delhi government's response to the Supreme Court on diverting Rs.60 crore demarcated by the court for a trauma centre in Dwarka to set up trauma centres in three upcoming projects.

In an affidavit filed last week, the state government said there was no state-run hospital in Dwarka at the time to house such a centre. The funds, received in November 2015, were reallocated in the 2020-21 budget under "Health Projects" and "PWD Maintenance." The government said the funds are being used to set up trauma centres at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangolpuri (budget outlay of over Rs.117 crore), Satyawadi Raja Harish Chander Hospital, Narela (over Rs.244 c...