October 1st 2023.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order of a fine of Rs 1.5 crore imposed on it for a fire at Adampur landfill to the Supreme Court. The hearing is scheduled for October 3.
The fine of Rs 1.5 crore was imposed at the rate of Rs 10 lakh per month for 15 months from December 22, 2021, to the date when the Adampur landfill site caught fire this year in February. This was based on the report of a committee, which included members from Central Pollution Control Board, Health Department, Bhopal Municipal Corporation, and MANIT, Bhopal.
According to the NGT order, the waste dumped at Adampur Chhavni, located on the outskirts of Bhopal, caught fire on February 24, 2023. The matter was taken up by the Tribunal on March 2, 2023, on the basis of a petition filed by environmentalist Dr SC Pandey. Notices were also issued to the respondents to file the reply with direction to take remedial actions as well as legal/punitive actions against the violators.
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board stated that the environmental compensation at the rate of Rs 10 lakh for 15 months had been calculated and notices were issued to the violators for depositing it in accordance with the law.
Environmentalist Dr SC Pandey commented, “BMC has challenged the NGT order in the Supreme Court and the hearing is on October 3. On December 22, 2021, the government had issued a notice for a site examination. We had visited the landfill and found the shortcomings but no improvement was made. As such, the compensation was calculated from December 22, 2021, to the date on which the fire erupted at Adampur landfill site.”
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