India, Jan. 8 -- Around 20 of the 35 construction projects sealed during the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) this winter were in Gurugram, while the remaining 15 were in Manesar, a senior official of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board said. The tally rose to 35 after two more projects were sealed in Sectors 103 and 113 in the last week of December for unauthorised construction and violation of pollution control norms.

The latest action was taken in the last week of December, when HSPCB's flying squad sealed two construction projects in Sectors 103 and 113 for violating pollution control norms and imposed an environmental compensation of Rs.10 lakh on each project, officials said.

A senior HSPCB official said that of the 35 pro...