Archive · 22 Sep 2026
NGT Demands Fresh Report on Delayed Pollution Compensation Recovery
The National Green Tribunal checks whether pollution rules are being followed.
It reviewed a report about seven factories or other units in Delhi.
The units were accused of operating without required permission and pollution-control equipment.
The pollution committee said it had taken action against them.
However, the tribunal said the report was unclear and showed delays in collecting penalties.
Only one unit had paid the required environmental compensation.
Some payments had been pending for years.
The tribunal ordered the committee to provide a clearer report within four weeks.
The National Green Tribunal criticized the Delhi Pollution Control Committee over delays in recovering environmental compensation from seven units.
The units in Bawana Industrial Area and Khayala were allegedly operating without mandatory consent and pollution-control devices.
Only one of the seven units had paid its Environment Damage Compensation; the others remained in varying stages of non-compliance.
Outstanding amounts included Rs 2 crore pending since 2019 and arrears exceeding Rs 47 lakh from other units.
The NGT gave the DPCC four weeks to submit a detailed report before the case is heard again in December.
- Who
- The National Green Tribunal, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, and seven units in Delhi-NCR.
- What
- The NGT criticized delays and inconsistencies in the DPCC’s report on recovering environmental compensation from polluting units.
- When
- The DPCC filed its status report on 18 September; the NGT ordered a fresh report within four weeks, with the next hearing scheduled for December.
- Where
- The units were located in Bawana Industrial Area and Khayala in Delhi.
- Why
- The tribunal said the DPCC’s report did not clearly explain closure orders, compensation orders, notices, recovery timelines, or the units’ current status.
- Units examined
- Seven units
- Locations
- Bawana Industrial Area and Khayala
- Payment status
- One unit had paid its Environment Damage Compensation
- Largest cited outstanding amount
- Rs 2 crore, pending since 2019
- Other arrears
- Some units had more than Rs 47 lakh pending
- New deadline
- Four weeks for the DPCC to file a fresh report
- Next hearing
- December