India, April 25 -- The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) spent only about 43% of the environmental damage compensation (EDC) it collected over the past decade, according to the DPCC's reply to an RTI.

The RTI, filed by environmental activist Amit Gupta, found that the pollution body spent about Rs.68.07 crore of the Rs.158.88 crore it has collected since 2015-16.

Typically, EDC is imposed by state pollution control boards on industries, individuals and entities for violating pollution norms, such as not meeting emission standards, effluents being discharged without treatment, etc.

According to the DPCC's reply, the highest EDC collection was recorded in 2025-26 (up to February) at Rs.36.53 crore, with only Rs.11.38 crore spent i...