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‘Water privatisation is not for India’ [1]

Apex court specifies that air, water, sea and forests cannot be with private sector

A social republic like India cannot have water in private ownership and deny the citizens their right to quality water at affordable prices, said Justice Rajinder Sachar here on Tuesday, criticising the Delhi Government’s move to undertake three public-private partnership projects in the city. Speaking at a conference on “Water Privatisation: Learning from India and International Experiences”, Justice Sachar said: “There is nothing above the Constitution.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2013
Smriti Kak Ramachandran [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
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India [4], Water Privatisation [5], Supreme Court [6], Water Quality [7], Delhi [8], Forests [9], Nagpur (T) [10], Municipal Corporation [11], Water Resources [12], Water Supply [13]
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