Indian guru refuses to pay fine for festival that threatens ecosystem
by Associated Press in Delhi from Environment | The Guardian on (#16M2Z)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who pledges to clean Yamuna riverbank after World Culture event, vows to challenge penalty
India's environmental watchdog has fined a group led by a Hindu guru 50m rupees (520,000) for constructing features that altered the topography and flow of a Delhi river before a cultural festival this weekend.
The National Green Tribunal ruled it would allow the Art of Living Foundation to hold the World Culture festival on payment of the fine, which the group's leader refused.
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