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Q1Consider the following statements about environmental limits on industrial location: 1. The Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum case accepted sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the polluter-pays principle as parts of Indian environmental law. 2. In the Taj Trapezium matter, polluting industries around Agra were directed to adopt cleaner fuel or relocate. 3. The Oleum Gas Leak case developed absolute liability for hazardous industries, stricter than strict liability. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Explanation
All three statements are correct. Together they show how river-basin pollution, heritage and air quality, and hazardous-industry risk can constrain industrial siting through distinct legal principles and remedies.
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