Total penalty of over Rs 29.70 lakh was imposed on 129 violators on Monday by the teams deployed to monitor implementation of measures to combat pollution in Gurugram under the Under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
The GRAP had come into force from October 15.
These include Rs 65 thousand penalty imposed on 13 violators in case of burning of garbage, Rs 5 lakh on 20 violators of C&D dumping, Rs 55 thousand on 11 violators of spreading of garbage and non-compliance of environmental regulations in construction activities.
A total of 80 violators faced fines amounting to Rs 23 lakh 50 thousand who were involved in dust blowing.
A team of Municipal Corporation, Gurugram visited multiple locations in the city after several complaints were received from these places by the residents.
The complaints were related to flouting of environmental norms. On the basis of the complaints, the above 129 violators were fined Rs 29.70 lakh during the spot inspection.
The Violators were warned by the civic body officials to comply with environmental regulations in construction activities. Under this, the construction sites and construction material should be covered, otherwise an FIR will be filed against them and legal action will also be levelled against the violators.
“The corporation teams are constantly monitoring those who violate the GRAP in the municipal area and fines are being imposed as per the rules. The construction projects that violate the environmental norms will be penalized to keep pollution under control,” said Jaspreet Kaur, Additional Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Gurugram.
“The civic body is constantly spraying water in the area to prevent dust from blowing and the roads are being cleaned through mechanical machines. The Municipal Corporation is working effectively to ensure compliance of the Graded Response Action Plan,” she said.