National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the environment ministry and other authorities over mysterious disease affecting the Himalayan blue sheep in the Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand.<br/><br/>A bench headed by Acting NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, National Biodiversity Authority, Uttarakhand government and Uttarakhand State Biodiversity Board, seeking their reply before the 9th of February. <br/><br/>The tribunal was hearing a plea seeking shifting of the infected animals, locally known as Bharal, from the national park to a safer place.<br/><br/>According to the plea, in September this year, a group of BSF officers, who were camping at the Kedar Tal area of the Gangotri National Park, spotted several Himalayan blue sheep with their eyes popping out and bleeding.<br/><br/>The petitioner has sought setting up of a high-level team to inspect the national park and formulate appropriate action plan for the conservation of eco-system and bio-diversity of the ecologically-sensitive area.