Punjab govt fined â¹50 crore by NGT over river pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered Punjab government to submit a fine of â¹50 crore as environmental compensation for polluting rivers Sutlej and Beas. The NGT has given two weeks time to deposit the fine. The NGT had taken a grim view of pollution levels in the two rivers after dead fishes were found floating in river Beas.