DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday rejected a plea by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) seeking review of an order passed by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board and slapped a fine of Rs 57.9 lakh on the power major for damaging the environment.
The company was found to have violated muck disposal site maintenance norms at its Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project in Chamoli, which resulted in damage to the environment. Incidentally, the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project was severely damaged in the February 7 flash floods that resulted in over 100 personnel, who were associated with the project, being reported missing. TNN & AGENCIES