Pollution board slaps fine on DVC
Jharkhand Pollution Control Board slapped a fine of about Rs 5 Crore which will be accessed later on Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for not following the guidelines of The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and polluting Damodar River due to discharge of furnace oil by Chandrapura Thermal Power Station unit (CTPS) on 13 October 2019, official sources informed.
On Friday DVC deposited Rs 1 Crore as fine for violating of NGT guidelines and for polluting Damodar River, informed RL Bakshi, Member Secretary of State Pollution Control Board.
“Rest fine amount would be accessed first and later will be deposited by the company after the inquiry of NGT or Central Pollution Board team,” said PK Mukhopadhyay Member Secretary, DVC.
