SC highlights need for concerted effort to protect waterbodies from plastic waste
The HinduThe Supreme Court has raised the alarm on the indiscriminate dumping of plastic waste in rivers and waterbodies, calling for a “concerted effort” to stop water pollution before the damage reaches a point beyond repair. The dumping of plastic is causing serious environment degradation and also impacting aquatic life in the river banks and the water bodies in the country,” a Bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy recorded in an August 2 order published on Tuesday. The court said the public and authorities have to join hands or the “desired improvement of the quality of the water in River Ganga/all other rivers and water bodies in the country will remain illusory”. The court gave the Union government, represented by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, who also appears for National Mission for Clean Ganga, four weeks to file an affidavit detailing its view, and measures taken to address environment concerns, focussing on the river Ganga.
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