query Regarding the ganga case law

respected ma'am

The landmark case that also supported the view that the right to a healthy environment is part of life under Article 21 of the Constitution is the ‘Ganga Pollution case'. In this case, a writ was filed mentioning that the industries mostly tanneries located on the banks of the river and populated areas of Kanpur and Calcutta were discharging highly toxic trade effluents into the river Ganga. As a result of which the water in the river Ganga could no longer be used by the people either for drinking or any other purposes. The Court held that ‘the polluting tanneries have to be closed down even though it would bring unemployment, loss of revenue because the preservation of life, health and ecology are the most important than anything else’. It's not just about the life of the people who get affected, also the animals who drink this water. Although they cannot go to the Court that does not mean their life is nothing. So, the water-pollution problems (especially discharging poisonous matter into rivers) should be dealt with strictness. Now the other aspect is that of smoking. People smoke after knowing the ill effects of smoking. When people smoke, these harmful substances get mixes in the air which we breathe therefore is responsible for various fatal diseases including cancer.

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