28-04-2025
22 hotels, banquet halls fined for flouting pollution norms
Ghaziabad: The
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board
(UPPCB) has imposed fines worth over Rs 7 crore on 22 hospitality units, including malls, hotels, banquets and restaurants, across the district for violating environmental norms. Of these, three units were permanently shut.
In a status report submitted to the
National Green Tribunal
(NGT), the pollution board stated that of the 165 units that were inspected, 22 had not obtained consent to operate (CTO) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981.
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The measures taken were in compliance with an NGT order issued in Aug 2024, following a plea by activists Pradeep Dahalyia and Prasoon Pant. The petitioners had filed the plea in 2023, and NGT had directed UPPCB to take action if the required environmental consents were not obtained by hospitality units by Dec 2024.
A joint committee constituted by the district magistrate has also disconnected electricity and sealed DG sets, the report stated.
