Greater Noida building project told to pay ₹25 lakh for breaking dust rules
UPPCB inspectors found several breaches of pollution-control rules at the site in Sector 113, officials said on 9 November.
Uttar Pradesh’s pollution board wants a building project in Greater Noida to pay ₹25 lakh for breaking dust rules. The site is in Sector 113. Officials of the UPPCB gave the figure on 9 November, Hindustan Times reported.
Inspectors found the site had broken several rules meant to keep dust and other pollution down, the officials said. The report did not name the builder. Its response was not available.
The payment is called environmental compensation. Pollution boards charge it to make a polluter pay for the harm done. Building sites near Delhi must cover sand and cement, spray water on dust and put up screens. They must also sign up on a dust-monitoring website.
The air in Noida and Greater Noida has got worse since Diwali. Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, which limits building work, is in force across the region.
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