The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is set to give teeth to the Environment Protection Act by increasing penalties against those breaking environmental laws.
Sounding a despairing note, environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told this reporter, “The present `1 lakh penalty for environmental violations is ridiculous. The penalty should be both imprisonment as well as financial penalty.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/environment-penalties-set-see-quantum-jump
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashme-sehgal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-amendment-rules-2006
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
