Cites failure to deal with pollution of Adyar, Cooum rivers
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of Z2 crore on the Public Works Department for failing to deal with pollution of Adyar and Cooum rivers and the Buckingham Canal, and encroachment on the banks of the rivers.
The bench headed by judicial member Justice S.P. Wangdi and expert member Nagin Nanda, in its order, said the pace of work undertaken by the PWD to resolve these issues was disappointing.
"It would be relevant to note that this case has been going on since the year 2013...There can be no denial of the fact that the Department has been recalcitrant," the bench said, criticising the slow pace of work.
This story is from the November 12, 2018 edition of The Hindu.
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