NGT imposes penalty on corporation again

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has again imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on the Municipal Corporation (MC), Ludhiana, as it failed to show the approved layout plan before the tribunal to show the status of land in a case related to encroachments on green belt areas.

Failed to show layout plan

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The MC has failed to show the approved layout plan before the NGT to show the status of land in a case related to encroachments on green belt areas. Earlier also, the MC has been fined ~1 lakh in this regard but it has failed to show the status of two locations in the master plan.

Earlier also, the MC has been fined Rs 1 lakh in this regard but it has failed to show the status of two locations in the master plan.

The report submitted by the joint committee did not have details of the master plan.

The matter is related to encroachments over green belts by the MC itself in the way of constructing a library in a park, concretisation of green belts from Sherpur Chowk to Jagraon bridge and by the Lodhi Club and Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in BRS Nagar.

The case was filed by the Council of Engineers through its president Er Kapil Arora in October 2022.

As per the master plan of Ludhiana, the area is a green belt and the DTP had also confirmed the same to the Deputy Commissioner, MC and PPCB. But to allow encroachments and illegal parking, the report was prepared, mentioning the areas as part of the road, Arora said.

The civic body has failed to provide the development plan (master plan) before the NGT, showing the actual status of the land.