Daurala near Meerut restored its polluted groundwater using which universal principle?
AFirst come first
BFittest survives
CUser pays first
DPolluter pays
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Polluter pays
1. Daurala's groundwater had heavy metals from untreated industrial waste.
2. An NGO and industry applied the polluter pays law.
3. Ponds were desilted and 1000 trees planted.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 12, Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems._
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