India, Sept. 6 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an environmental damage compensation of Rs.2.55 crore on a private developer for violating environmental norms during the construction of a residential project in the Tergaon area of Pimpri-Chinchwad. The tribunal directed that the penalty be deposited with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), noting that the builder had failed to comply with mandatory environmental safeguards while carrying out construction activities.

The Western Bench of the NGT, headed by Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and expert member Vijay Kulkarni, issued the order, which was uploaded on September 3. In its observations, the tribunal stressed that such violations not only disrupt the ecological ba...