India, July 16 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Wednesday sought two weeks to file its response after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was told that less than 1% of environmental compensation (EC) dues imposed between 2024 and 2025 on polluting units in the state for violating pollution norms had been recovered.

Environment activist Varun Gulati, the petitioner, submitted a HSPCB's response to his Right to Information (RTI) in his rejoinder application, which showed that HSPCB had recovered only around Rs.2.25 crore of the total Rs.243.7 crore in EC dues during the period.

The RTI response, seen by HT, further showed that southern Haryana, where Gurugram and Faridabad lie, accounted for nearly Rs.182 crore in pen...