India, Dec. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has now made it mandatory for all marriage/banquet halls/lawns in the city to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for the purpose of registration or renewal, officials said on Friday.

The decision was taken after a meeting held recently on December 16 between PMC and MPCB officials wherein it was found that several wedding venues in Pune are operating without the mandatory environmental consent from the pollution control board. An order regarding the same has now been issued by the civic body.

According to MPCB officials, marriage halls, lawns, clubhouses and banquet halls are required to obtain valid consent from the MPCB unde...