Case Study: You are a sub-divisional magistrate. A local chemical fertilizer plant has been discharging untreated acidic effluents into an irrigation canal, destroying the crops of five villages. Villagers have blocked the national highway in protest. The factory owner claims that closing the factory will jeopardize national fertilizer supply during the sowing season and seeks 3 months to install treatment equipment. The angry farmers refuse to move until the factory is sealed immediately. (a) Evaluate the conflicting claims of agrarian livelihood and industrial continuity. (b) What resolution will you broker?