NGT Orders Check on Ongoing ‘Illegal’ Construction in Greater Noida
Representative AI Image NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has mandated the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to investigate claims that certain under-construction projects in Greater Noida are continuing despite having received closure orders for breaching environmental regulations. A bench, comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad, was examining a case concerning alleged breaches of environmental norms, including the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification and required consents to establish (CTE) and operate (CTO) from the UPPCB. The petition was submitted by BJP leader and former municipal corporator Rajendra Tyagi, represented by Advocate…