NGT directs MPPCB to recover fine from concrete mixing plant

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to recover environmental compensation from a concrete mixing plant operating in violation of green laws in a village in Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that a team inspected and found that the plant was working near a school and a residential hostel.

The tribunal took into account that the plant was causing dust emission and air and noise pollution caused by the transportation of raw material.

The project was working without consent under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, it noted.

"In view of the fact that the unit operated in violation of environmental norms, the MPPCB must assess and recover environmental compensation following due process of law. MPPCB may also ensure that the unit does not restart its working in violation of law ...