A draft of the proposed law is currently being vetted by multiple authorities before it will be sent for the Cabinet’s approval, people familiar with the matter said. where the proposed law will be especially applicable are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. However, the government is not in favour of imposing a wider “Pigouvian tax” on polluters affecting the Ganga, a second official said. Nearly 704 industries along the Ganga’s banks were inspected by the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). The second official said the proposed law would lay down scientific reference limits for the river’s “health”.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2020 05:13 UTC