NGT imposes Rs 2-cr fine on NHAI

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for violating environmental norms during the widening of the NH-44 from Mukarba Chowk to Singhu Border.

The principal Bench, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, directed the NHAI to deposit the fine to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCFs), Head of Forest Force (HoFF), Haryana, within a month.

The approved plan might be executed within three months, the NGT said.

A complaint was filed in the NGT against the failure of the NHAI in complying with the environmental norms in the widening of the highway.