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Electricity connection of illegal industrial units at Rani Khera snapped: DPCC to NGT

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the electricity connection of the illegal industrial units operating in north-west Delhi's Rani Khera has been disconnected and prosecution initiated against them.

A bench comprising NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice S P Wangdi took note of the submission and directed the DPCC to evolve a methodology for monitoring the recovery of the compensation within a month.

The tribunal said the determination of compensation required a consideration of the period of violation and the extent of damage to the environment.

The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by the Resident Welfare Association, Jain Colony, alleging pollution by illegal industrial activities at Jain Colony, Bhagya Vihar, Phase-2, Rani Khera and also violation of the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016.

 

Polluted water was being discharged on the street, causing a foul smell and breeding of mosquitoes, the plea said.

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First Published: Sep 03 2019 | 7:10 PM IST

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