The National Green Tribunal has directed Jindal Saw Ltd to deposit Rs 4 crore as compensation because illegal blasting by it had caused damage to a number of houses in Pur village in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district.
A bench headed by the tribunal’s chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, issued an order for consideration of remedial action against illegal blasting and mining by Jindal Saw Ltd, which resulted in damage to a number of houses.
Cracks have developed on the walls of houses and there is leakage of water from underground tanks of some houses, it said.
“Applying a rough and ready estimate, we assess such compensation to be Rs 1 lakh for each of the 375 affected persons mentioned in the report of the state PCB (Pollution Control Board) dated August 19, 2019,” the bench said.
“If the victims have higher claims, they are at liberty to take their remedies. M/s Jindal Saw Ltd, Bhilwada, Rajasthan, is directed to deposit a sum of Rs 4 crores with the district magistrate, Bhilwada, within one month to enable compensation to be disbursed to the victims and for restoration of the environment,” it said.
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