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Part 3: Fundamental Rights and Duties

Article 30: Right to clean environment

30. Right to clean environment: (1) Every citizen shall have the right to live in a clean and healthy environment.

(2) The victim shall have the right to obtain compensation, in accordance with law, for any injury caused from environmental pollution or degradation.

(3) This Article shall not be deemed to prevent the making of necessary legal provisions for a proper balance between the environment and development, in development works of the nation.

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