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Disaster Risk Reduction — Key Cases & Reports
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Key Cases & Reports
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Ganga Pollution Case)
1987 onwardsWhile not directly a DRR case, this series of judgments by the Supreme Court established the 'Polluter Pays Principle' and the 'Precautionary Principle' in Indian environmental…
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
2000This case, while primarily about the Sardar Sarovar Dam project, brought to the forefront issues of environmental impact assessment, rehabilitation, and the rights of displaced…