Kullu: A bridge damaged due to heavy rainfall, in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. (PTI Photo) Photo : PTIThe Supreme Court on Tuesday posed a series of pointed questions to the Himachal Pradesh government over recurring natural disasters and ecological degradation in the state, seeking detailed responses by October 28. “Evidently, the state of Himachal Pradesh and for that matter, all the states in the Himalayan region are facing a serious existential crisis,” the bench observed. The court directed the state to file an affidavit signed by the Principal Secretary of the Forest Department addressing questions on zoning, climate change, afforestation, highways, hydropower, mining, and tourism. The court asked, “Measures, if any, employed by the State to regulate the tourist activity within the State especially in the peak monsoon season.