Growth, Environment Can Co-Exist; India Must Lead Fight On Climate: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Seeking to scotch "lies" being floated about the Land Acquisition Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that it synergized India's growth imperative with the need for environment protection, while calling for the country to demonstrate leadership in tackling the global threat of climate change.

Inaugurating the state environment and forest ministers' conference, Modi said environment protection and development can go "hand in hand" but expressed disappointment that "lies" were being floated around in this regard.

Giving the example of the land bill, he said: "The provisions of the bill do not touch tribal and forest land. But serious misconceptions and lies are being spread about it."

"The provisions of the bill do not touch tribal and forest land. But serious misconceptions and lies are being spread about it," the Prime Minister said.

He urged those spreading such "lies" to desist from doing so and added that their attempts to "misguide society are harming the nation".

The two-day conference, also attended by union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, seeks to focus on issues of air pollution and better techniques of solid waste management and sewage water treatment.
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