A state government intends to mitigate critical air pollution in a major industrial hub by ordering the immediate relocation of 300 heavily polluting manufacturing units to a newly designated rural industrial corridor. However, an inter-departmental feasibility report highlights three major constraints: (1) legal disputes over rural land acquisition are pending before the High Court, (2) relocation will cause immediate job displacement for over 40,000 informal daily-wage workers without social safety nets, and (3) immediate closure will severe domestic supply chains for critical pharmaceutical packaging. As the Chief Policy Analyst advising the State Administrative Council, which of the following policy strategies demonstrates the highest administrative feasibility and long-term impact balance?
- Implement a interim policy mandating subsidized high-efficiency emission control technology retrofits for existing units, while establishing a phased relocation timeline linked to legal dispute resolution and a structured re-skilling and compensation package for displaced workers.Cevap
- BIssue an immediate executive injunction to seal all non-compliant units within 15 days, deploying police force to expedite land possession at the new site regardless of pending court stays.
- CScrap the industrial relocation plan entirely and replace it with a city-wide mandate promoting electric vehicle adoption, operating on the premise that urban pollution across major global cities is predominantly driven by transport emissions.
- DGrant indefinite environmental compliance exemptions to all 300 industrial units to protect regional economic output and worker livelihoods, assuming industrial emissions do not directly cause measurable health costs.