ROHTAK, Sept. 3 -- Environmental compensation amounting to Rs.1.78 crore remains to be recovered from 22 stone-crusher units in Mahendragarh, with the National Green Tribunal directing the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to submit a fresh status report on the recovery within four weeks.

The tribunal was informed that environmental compensation totalling Rs.5.39 crore had been imposed on 88 stone-crusher units for past violations. Of these, 67 units had deposited Rs.3.61 crore, while Rs.1.78 crore remained pending from 22 units when the HSPCB filed its action-taken report on May 15, 2026. The cases of the defaulting units had been sent to the revenue department for recovery through attachment of properties.

However, the rec...