New Delhi, April 7 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that environmental violations were carried out in the construction of a highway over a protected pond in southwest Delhi's Goyla Khurd village, directing the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to impose a penalty on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The tribunal also asked the Union environment ministry, which granted the environmental clearance, to examine the violations and take appropriate action within six months.

Pressing on the importance of sustainable development, the bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Prakash Shrivatsava also asked NHAI to ensure full disclosure of environmental impacts on natural resources such as ponds and rivers in ...