India, Oct. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has recommended an environmental compensation of Rs.10 lakh against the developer of Godrej Palm Retreat in Sector 150, for alleged violations of dust-control norms at its construction site, officials said.

An inspection conducted by the board on October 21 found that several pollution-control measures were either missing or not functioning at the project being developed by ACE Infracity Developers Pvt Ltd, according to a letter issued by the UPPCB's regional office in Noida on October 22.

The inspection flagged violations of Stage-I measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which is in place across the NCR amid worsening air quality.

According to the repo...