Chandigarh, May 19 -- Acting on the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) directive, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday imposed an environmental compensation penalty of Rs.6,01,692 on Kamaljit Singh, a resident of Boparai Khurd in Jalandhar, for illegal soil excavation at Momanpur village.

According to the affidavit submitted to the NGT principal bench in New Delhi by PPCB regional environmental engineer Deepak Chadha, this action complies with a February 6, 2026, tribunal order regarding the Lertchai Srikukreja, alias Lakhvinder Singh, vs State of Punjab and Others case.

The case stems from the unauthorised excavation of brick earth, which prompted the NGT to order the PPCB to penalise those responsible for the resulting env...