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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Health schemes will go haywire if pollution isn't curbed, says Supreme Court -Amit Anand Choudhary

Health schemes will go haywire if pollution isn't curbed, says Supreme Court -Amit Anand Choudhary

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published Published on Feb 6, 2018   modified Modified on Feb 6, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI:
Days after the Centre announced an ambitious healthcare scheme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded the government that such programme would not be effective till pollution crisis is effectively tackled first.

A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that 13 out of 20 most polluted cities of the world were from India and pollution had become the "most critical problem".

It said that a concerted effort from all concerned authorities was required to curb the menace which was not affecting the present generation but the coming generations would also have to pay the price. "All your healthcare programme would go haywire if pollution is not controlled. People will keep falling sick because of pollution," the bench said.

Advocate Aprajita Singh, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae, told the bench that citizens' fundamental right to breathe fresh air could not be compromised at any costs. She said that the governemnt needed to take a holistic approach towards the problem.

"Today we are in a very critical state. Pollution is not confined to National Capital Region. It is across the country and situation is getting worse with each passing year. People are gasping and the government cannot take life of citizens lightly. The government is still at planning stage and it will take a long time to implement it," she contended while referring to the findings of various studies done on impact of pollution.

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The Times of India, 6 February, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/health-schemes-will-go-haywire-if-pollution-isnt-curbed-says-supreme-court/articleshow/62797207.cms


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