In the result, the appeals are allowed and the impugned common judgment of the High Court is set aside. The appellants, however, are directed to deposit within three months from today a compensation of Rs.100 crores with the Collector of Thoothukudi District, which will be kept in a fixed deposit in a Nationalized Bank for a minimum of five years, renewable as and when it expires, and the interest therefrom will be spent on suitable measures for improvement of the environment, including water and soil, of the vicinity of the plant of the appellants after consultation with TNPCB and approval of the Secretary, Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-act-1981
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-act-1974
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
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