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HSPCB Alerts HSVP on Illegal C&D Waste Dumping in Haryana

Representative image. PANCHKULA: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has served a show-cause notice to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) concerning alleged illegal dumping and storage of construction and demolition (C&D) waste on HSVP land in Sector 5. The notice, issued by the HSPCB regional office in Panchkula, highlights that a recent field inspection revealed substantial amounts of C&D waste dumped in violation of the Environment (Construction and Demolition Waste Management) Rules, 2025. According to HSPCB, this dumping is contributing to air pollution, land degradation, public nuisance, and health hazards, indicating the authority’s failure to fulfill its statutory…

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NGT Issues Notices for Illegal Construction in Rohini Green Belt

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content: NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, DDA, and other relevant agencies concerning a complaint about unauthorized construction in a green belt located in Rohini’s Sector 16. The tribunal mandated that the respondents comply with the 2021 Master Plan and the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, instructing that both preventive and punitive measures be implemented within one month. The NGT is reviewing a petition from activist Varun Gulati, who alleges encroachment and illegal building activities on a designated green area in Block-D, Pocket-1, Sector-16,…