NGT Approves Baner Project, Orders MPCB Oversight
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal’s western zone bench in Pune has permitted construction to resume on a real estate project in Baner, with monitoring mandated by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to prevent any breaches of noise and dust pollution standards. The bench, consisting of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh (judicial member) and Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee (expert member), stated in an order dated December 8 that the project representatives provided scientific test reports indicating that ambient air and noise levels were “within the permissible limit.” The NGT instructed the MPCB to inspect the site “within a week” to assess…