In this case, the Supreme Court held that the Right to Life is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution and it includes the right to the enjoyment of pollution-free water and air for full enjoyment of life.

Sourcesof environmental pollution in my area are:
(a) Air: Vehicular emissions, factories emitting hazardous gases.
(b) Water: Disposal of industrial waste in the rivers, throwing of garbage
(c) Soil: Industrial effluents
Steps being taken to reduce pollution are:
1. Old vehicles emitting polluting gases have been banned
2. Disposal of industrial and household waste/garbage into the rivers prohibited.
3. Crackdown on factories emitting pollutants.
Some other suggestions are:
1. Promote the use of public transport as much as possible.
2. Promote environment-friendly ways of disposing waste. For example composting.
3. Generate awareness among citizens about the harmful effects of polluting the environment.

Law enforcement means implemention of the laws made by the government on ground without discrimination. The government is responsible for enforcement.
Enforcement of laws is important because
(i) Rules and procedures would be flouted rampantly without it.
(ii) The Bhopal gas tragedy took place because of lax safety laws in the country

We need laws for the welfare of people and order in society.

We need a law on minimum wages to ensure that workers are duly paid and not exploited by their employers.

At its West Virginia plant in the USA, the Union Carbide had put in place computerised warning and monitoring systems. Whereas the UC plant in Bhopal relied on manual guages and the human senses to detect gas leaks. The company cut its costs by seriously compromising on safety in the Bhopal plant. Every safety device was either malfunctioning or in short supply.
Between 1980 and 1984, the work crew for the MIC plant was cut in half from 12 to 6 workers. The period of safety training for workers was brought down from 6 months to 15 days and the post of night-shift worker for the MIC plant was abolished.

According to the 2001 census, over 12 million children in India, aged between 5 and 14 years work in various occupations including hazardous ones. In October 2006, the government amended the Child Labour Protection Act, banning children under 14 years of age from working as domestic servants or as workers in dhabas, restaurants, tea shops etc. It made employing these children a punishable offence. Anyone found violating the ban must be penalised with a punishment ranging from a jail term of three months to two years and/or fine of Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000. The central government has asked state governments to develop plans to rescue and rehabilitate children who are working as domestic servants.