The Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday came down strongly on the Maharashtra government, observing that it has done “too little” to address deaths of infants, pregnant women and lactating mothers due to malnutrition in the state’s tribal Melghat region, news agency PTI reported.

A bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri, while hearing a batch of petitions highlighting the high number of deaths in the area, said the government must demonstrate the will and desire to effectively tackle the issue.