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DLF Fined Rs 5 Lakh For Green Law Goof, Complex Without Clearance From The Environment DepartmentBy siddharth22, Section Environment
One of the country's premier builders, DLF Home Developers Ltd, has been penalized by the state government for carrying out construction at an upcoming residential complex in New Town, Rajarhat, without clearance from the environment department.
DLF has coughed up Rs 5 lakh the maximum possible fine for violating the central government's environment laws at `New Town Heights', a planned cluster of nine-tower condominiums spread over 15 acres of land. The residential complex will be designed by Hafeez Contractor. "As per the Centre's notification issued on September 14, 2006, if anyone goes ahead with construction without taking environmental clearance where it is needed, he will have to pay a fine," said secretary of the environment department, M L Meena. During the hearing on April 24, senior law officer Biswajeet Mukherjee pulled up DLF. The construction bigwig admitted its lapse and assured that it would comply with statutory norms in future. "We have paid the fine of Rs 5 lakh to the environment department," confirmed Moumita Kumar, legal assistant manager of DLF Home Developers Ltd. The government has decided not to take any legal action.
DLF had taken only provisional clearance from the home department before starting construction at the site, sources say. However, according to the rules, builders have to submit the provisional clearance before the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), along with the application for sanction of building plans.
After receiving the go-ahead from KMC, the building plan is submitted to the environment department for the final environmental clearance. Only then can construction start. DLF was told that it would get the final environmental clearance if it paid Rs 5 lakh within 10 days of the hearing. DLF quickly complied. Several developers have been fined for carrying out construction without environmental clearance but DLF is the first to be fined the maximum. Source:The Times Of India,17-05-08
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