Study the following information and answer the given question.
Despite strong opposite from the social activists of village X, Pollution Control Board renewed the license of a coal depot to operate coal handing barely one kilometre away from the village.
Which of the following statements supports the decision of Pollution Control Board to some extent?

The given statement indicates that inspite of opposing the renewal of license of coal depot by the social activist, the pollution control board still did it, which is 1 km from the village X.

The first, second and last statements are against the given argument and weakens it. The fourth statement was the course of action. But the third statement states that the depot provides employment to more than half of the population of neighbouring village, and that can be the reason for the renewal of its license, thus it supports above argument.

=> Ans - (C)