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Section 15 NGT Act 2010 confers POWER to ORDER RELIEF and COMPENSATION. The Tribunal may award compensation for:

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Correct answer: B.
1. Section 15(1) NGT Act 2010: 'The Tribunal may, by an order, provide — (a) relief and compensation to the victims of pollution and other environmental damage arising under the enactments specified in the Schedule I (including accident occurring while handling any hazardous substance); (b) for restitution of property damaged; (c) for restitution of the environment for such area or areas, as the Tribunal may think fit.' 2. Section 15(2): Limitation period of 5 years from the date when the cause for compensation first arose, extendable in certain cases. 3. Section 15(3): Heads of damage covered in Schedule II. 4. Hence option B is correct. _Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — National Green Tribunal Act 2010, Section 15_
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