Indian states must provide clean air and water or pay damages, supreme court rules
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent from on (#4VNZT)
Judges give state governments six weeks to explain why they should not be held accountable for pollution failures
The Indian supreme court has declared that state governments will have to pay their citizens compensation if they fail to provide clean air and water.
The judges, who have been vocal in their condemnation of state governments who have repeatedly failed to address the issue, said people had the constitutional right to live free of pollution.
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