The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and its contactors for dumping muck in Chenab River in the course of four laning of Udhampur to Banihal national highway in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the state pollution control board to take coercive measures.

The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the #NHAI and its contractors for dumping muck in #ChenabRiver in the course of four laning of #Udhampur to Banihal national highway in #JammuandKashmir and asked the state pollution control board to take coercive measures. pic.twitter.com/UfOU86zwke

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A bench of NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel noted, "State PCB may accordingly proceed with coercive measures, including assessment and recovery of compensation for the damage and initiating prosecution against the violators of environmental norms, following the due process of law." The matter will now be taken up on March 31, 2021.