Jammu, April 16 -- As Municipal Council Poonch continues to violate the MSW-Rules 2016 by dumping municipal solid waste on the banks of Poonch river near Sher e Kashmir bridge, the Deputy Commissioner Poonch on the orders of National Green Tribunal-NGT has initiated the process to recover more than Rs 1.62 crore as Environmental Compensation -EC from local municipality.

The Deputy Commissioner Poonch has initiated this action in the case filed by Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat a noted RTI & Environmental Activist before National Green Tribunal-NGT few years back. The DC Poonch who is also the designated District Magistrate informed the Tribunal on an affidavit that he has directed Tehsildar Haveli Poonch to issue a Writ of Demand under Section 62...