India, May 10 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued show cause notices to owners of 58 construction sites over the past week for non-functioning web cameras which were installed to monitor dust mitigation norms, officials said.

The board will act on imposing environmental compensation and closure orders based on replies submitted by the violators in the next few weeks, according to officials privy to matter.

Teams have been formed to carry out inspections of construction sites for monitoring dust mitigation measures, such as regular water sprinkling, covering of construction material, installing windwalls and cameras for remote monitoring.

"Similar notices shall also be issued in future in cases where non-comp...