Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Stepping up action against the Amritsar Municipal Corporation over alleged waste management violations at the Chabal Road landfill, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated legal proceedings, seeking penalties against the civic body and its responsible officers, and directions for the recovery of Rs.8.9-crore environmental compensation.

In a fresh reply filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday in an ongoing petition filed by one Sunil Luthra, who had raised the violations before the tribunal, PPCB submitted that it had filed a complaint under Section 15C of the Environment (Protection) Amendment Act, 2024, against the municipal corporation, its commissioner and the officer responsibl...