India to blow up luxury high-rises over environmental violations
The India Supreme Court ruled last year that private builders were in breach of rules about construction in an ecologically sensitive coastal zone. – EPA pic, January 11, 2020.
FOUR luxury waterfront high-rises in southern India will be reduced to rubble in controlled explosions this weekend in a rare example of authorities getting tough on builders who break environmental rules. India has seen a construction boom in recent years but developers have often ridden roughshod over safety and other regulations, and with the connivance of local officials.
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