Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated action to recover Rs.1.06 crore in environmental compensation from the Sirhind Municipal Council over continued "violations" of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, including alleged dumping of municipal waste along the Hansla river, also known as Hansa river.

The development has been reported to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in an additional affidavit filed in the original application number 16 of 2025, concerning the dumping of solid waste along the natural flood drain. The NGT had earlier taken serious note of the continued dumping and directed the authorities to take effective action.

According to the PPCB affidavit, the board filed a complaint aga...