India, Aug. 6 -- The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a show cause notice for an environmental compensation of Rs.10 lakh to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for failing to prevent sewage from entering a pond in Smriti Van in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj.

This comes after a DPCC inspection on July 27 when the pollution body found that the water quality in the pond was not fulfilling the prescribed standards, particularly in Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) values. Notably, DPCC had flagged similar findings last year too.

Data in the report showed the TSS in the pond was at 27 milligrams per litre (mg/l) against the standard of 10 mg/l or less; the BOD at 18 mg/l against 10 mg/l or less, COD (Chemical...