New Delhi: The kin of Uphaar cinema tragedy victims on Friday appealed to the government to bring in a new legislation which would expeditiously deal with "man made" disasters pending for more than five years.

"We appeal to the government of India to bring in a new legislation to deal with man-made disasters pending for five years," Neelam Krishnamoorthy, president, Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT), said at the prayer meeting on the 17th death anniversary of Uphaar victims.