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MPCB Team Assesses Anti-Pollution Measures at Baner Realty Site

PUNE: On Friday, officials from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) inspected a site for a new residential and commercial project in Baner to determine further actions needed to manage dust and noise levels, as mandated by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on December 8. MPCB’s Pune sub-regional officer Kartikeya Langote stated, “We have sent field officers Jayant Doke and Sarjerao Bhoi to the project site.” Doke informed TOI, “We have established air quality and noise monitoring stations, which will track these levels for the next 24 hours. We had previously instructed the project proponent to implement measures to mitigate…

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NGT Orders Gaursons Office Attachment, Criminal Action on MD

NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed strong discontent regarding non-compliance with its previous orders, instructing the Ghaziabad district magistrate to initiate a warrant of attachment against Gaursons Promoters Private Limited’s headquarters and submit a compliance report within four weeks. The tribunal also mandated that a designated officer from the central or state government file a criminal complaint against the developer’s managing director under Section 30 of the NGT Act, which pertains to penalties for environmental non-compliance. The principal bench comprising judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Dr. Afroz Ahmad issued these directions after reviewing a…

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NGT Reduces Environmental Fine for Gurugram High-Rise Society

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has provided notable relief to Freedom Park Life AOA, developed by BPTP Builder, by significantly decreasing the environmental compensation previously imposed on the society by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board. The appeal, presented by Advocates Sumit Gehlot, T.S. Thakraon, Manju Gehlot, and Abhishek Singh for the appellant, led the Tribunal to determine that the penalty calculated by the Board was unjustified and lacked supporting evidence. Initially, the HSPCB had levied a penalty of Rs 1,55,62,500 on the housing society, claiming that its sewage treatment plant (STP) had been out of order for…

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NGT Extends Sand Mining Ban in Goa Rivers Until Next Month

Representative AI image PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prolonged the ban on sand mining in Goa’s rivers until January 28, 2026. This decision follows an appeal by the Goa River Sand Protection Network against 12 environmental clearances issued by the state. This extension was prompted by a request from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority for additional time to respond during a December 8 hearing. The NGT’s ruling specifies that the “director of mines and geology shall not permit any mining activity in the area in question until the next hearing date.” The Goa River Sand Protection Network…

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NGT Stops Pune Project Over Noise and Dust Violations

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal’s Western Zone Bench in Pune has ordered a halt to construction activity at a residential project in Baner after the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) reported several violations concerning dust, noise, and construction waste norms. The tribunal issued this directive while addressing a petition from the Supreme Pallacio Cooperative Housing Society against a real estate LLP, which alleged significant pollution impacting the residents. The residents requested an interim injunction to stop construction until proper measures were taken to manage air pollution. The NGT reviewed the MPCB’s inspection report from July 15, which noted insufficient acoustic…

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Haryana collects under 1% of ₹45 crore in environment fees

GURUGRAM: The Haryana government has levied over Rs 45 crore in environmental compensation (EC) on more than 400 industrial and commercial entities over the past three years. However, less than 1% of these penalties have been collected. Currently, Rs 44.87 crore remains unpaid, with only around Rs 42 lakh collected in response to penalties for various violations, encompassing illegal mining, dust emissions, unauthorized construction, and untreated wastewater discharge. The overdue EC stems from infractions reported from 2021 to 2024. Despite the limited recovery, many violators have either ceased operations, switched ownership, relocated, or contested the penalties, effectively hindering enforcement efforts.…

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NGT Calls Officials, Developer Over Waste Spill Incident

MOHALI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued a stern warning to multiple government bodies and a private developer, summoning senior officials from Gmada, the gram panchayat of Green Enclave Kharar, and the developer group. This comes after their failure to curb the discharge of untreated wastewater that has been pooling for over a year in an open area near Daun Majra village, Kharar. The case arose when Vijay Kumar Pathania submitted a petition on January 11, 2024, alleging the dumping of sewage from Green Enclave on open land, adversely affecting his nearby residence adjacent to the TDI project. Following the…

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25 Acres of Aravali Forest Cleared of Buildings and Walls

GURUGRAM: On Friday, approximately 25 acres of encroached land in the Raisina Hills of Sohna were cleared in a demolition drive focused on the Aravalis. The operation, led by the forest department, aimed to dismantle boundary walls, farmhouses, and other illegal structures on protected land. Officials stated that this action seeks to reclaim forest and PLPA-notified areas that have faced extensive illegal encroachments over the years. “We are committed to removing encroachments on forest and Aravali land. Additional drives will be conducted in the upcoming days. Notices will be published in newspapers, allowing 10 days for public responses before further…

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NGT Orders MoEFCC to Reassess Gurugram Housing Clearance

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has instructed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to reassess the environmental clearance for a group housing project expansion in Gurugram’s Sukhrali village. The directive came during a hearing in which the resident welfare association (RWA) contested the granting of environmental clearance (EC) by the Haryana State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for the project’s expansion. A bench led by NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and member expert A Senthil Vel observed that a three-member expert committee was established in 2021 to re-evaluate the project’s environmental impact and submit findings to the…

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NGT fines developer ₹2.5 crore for Thergaon project issues

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal has ordered a developer to pay ₹2.55 crore in environmental damage compensation to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board within two months for not obtaining the required environmental clearance for a completed residential project in Thergaon, Pimpri Chinchwad. This ruling was made on September 3, following a 2016 petition by activist Tanaji Gambhire, who alleged that the project—which includes 497 flats and 25 commercial units—was constructed without the mandatory environment clearance (EC) and consent to establish. Gambhire also accused the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation of neglecting concerns that part of the construction was located within flood…