NGT had earlier given certain instructions to curb pollution in top 100 polluted cities across the country, including Aurangabad
Current Affairs: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has given notification to 140 organizations in Aurangabad mechanical zone for contamination and forced a fine of Rs 89 crore on them, an authority said on Wednesday. The move is planned for controling the contamination level, Divisional official of MPCB Dilip Khedkar said.
“Out of 1,496 red and orange classification organizations, 140 were served sees seven days back. The MPCB has slapped a punishment of Rs 89.25 crore on them and they have been given 15 days to take care of the punishment,” he said.
“This progression is started to cut down the contamination level in Aurangabad according to the rules of the National Green Tribunal (NGT),” he said.
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Fine of Rs 1 crore every ha been forced on 72 huge organizations, while Rs 50 lakh each are forced on the medium-scale organization, he said. Next to, 67 little scale organizations are punished with a measure of Rs 25 lakh each,
The NGT had before given certain guidelines to control contamination in top 100 dirtied urban communities the nation over, including Aurangabad. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has additionally started ventures by putting limitations on the extension of organizations who are in red and orange class a month ago.
Aditi Mehta 