Pune: NGT Directs PMC To Pay Compensation Of Rs 1.79 Crore For Violation Committed By Wagholi Gram Panchayat At Dumping Site
Pune 8th August 2023: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to pay compensation of Rs 1.79 Crore to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for the violation committed at a dumping site by the Wagholi Gram Panchayat that is now merged with the PMC. The PMC has been directed to make the payment of compensation within two months.
The civic body through its lawyer has already informed the court about its willingness to pay the compensation and had requested the amount to establish a solid waste processing plant at the same place. The NGT bench and an expert member have agreed to it.
The court has also directed the district collector of Pune to allot the site to the PMC to establish a solid waste processing plant within two months. The petition in this regard was filed in 2020 by an organisation while raising concerns over the use of the area for dumping which poses hazards to the locals living around. The Pune Municipal Corporation has been allowed to use the site as ‘transfer station’ till the time the land is allotted by the district collector.
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