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SC slams Centre for non-use of environment protection fund

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New Delhi: Expressing concern over non-utilisation of Rs 77,000 crore meant for environment protection, the Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre as to how it intends to spend the fund.
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta slammed the Centre saying, “The government collected Rs 91,000 crore as the environment fund, but has spent only Rs 14,000 crore.” (IANS)

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