Shimla, Feb. 18 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench at New Delhi, has issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HP SPCB) and other respondents in an appeal filed by KDK Steel Industry challenging the imposition of environmental compensation.
The matter, was heard on February 16 by a Bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, and A Senthil Vel, expert member.
The appeal has been filed under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, assailing the HP SPCB's order dated December 8, 2025. Through the impugned order, the Board had imposed an Environmental Compensation (EC) of Rs. 11,76,600 on the appellant under Section 33-A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution...