Rohtak, May 25 -- Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is yet to environment compensation (EC) penalties worth Rs.39.39 crore imposed on Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants operating across the state for alleged violations of pollution norms.

The HSPCB disclosed this in its report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

A detailed report, accessed by HT and submitted by HSPCB's executive engineer and Panipat regional officer Bhupinder Singh on April 1, revealed that total environmental compensation imposed on RMC plants across Haryana stands at Rs.40.61. However, the amount recovered so far is only Rs.1.22 crore, leaving a staggering Rs.39.39 crore still pending for recovery.

The NGT had asked the government to file a repo...