New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed all government agencies to conduct field trials of the new winter cover in a bid to protect ecosystems from ice-related diseases.

The court also directed the government to send all the public and private agencies involved in the trial to the state for a post-mortem on all the dead and injured people, including those from forest fires.

The bench also directed all public and non-government agencies to carry out field trials, and asked them to take action to prevent the spread of disease in forests.

The order was issued after a hearing on September 1.

The High Court has also directed that all the state government departments, including the Environment Ministry, should make every effort to expedite the process of setting up the forest cover cover for the winter.