Pakistan Supreme Court sets Rs1 per litre levy on groundwater pumped by bottlers
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Pakistan's Supreme Court set a levy of one rupee per litre on groundwater pumped by bottled-water companies, which were reported to draw about 7 billion litres a month. At stake is the groundwater the companies draw; the sources do not say how much the levy has collected.
- Bottled-water companies (not named in the sources reviewed) — Pumped about 7 billion litres of groundwater a month Dawn
What happened
The Supreme Court set a levy of one rupee per litre on groundwater pumped by bottled-water companies, Dawn reported in December 2018.
Companies were reported to pump about 7 billion litres of groundwater a month (Dawn, 2018).
The CJP criticised mineral water companies for extracting billions of rupees' worth of groundwater, Geo reported.
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What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say how much the levy has collected or whether it is fully paid.
- None on record Reported without a linked source: 27 bottled-water brands in Pakistan tested unsafe.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- Pakistan: 7 billion litres a month; Rs1 per litreDawn · 2018-12-07