Ghaziabad, April 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has imposed an environmental compensation (ECC) of Rs.4.57 crore on the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation for allegedly dumping over 61,000 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste at two sites inside the sewage treatment plant (STP) premises in Madhuban Bapudham.

The fine, according to the board's compliance report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on March 30, was for 762 days of violation between January 1, 2023, and January 31, 2025. The UPPCB issued the order on March 27 following a site inspection on February 21.

However, municipal commissioner Vikramaditya Malik refuted the alleged violation period, adding that the corporation will challenge the pena...