Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for failing to checkenvironmental pollutionby ensuring effective solid waste andsewage managementsystems, the ordered it to pay Rs 2,900 crore as compensation.
TheNGTprincipal bench in Delhi has been, for eight years, supervising compliance of earlier directions issued by theSupreme Courtwith regard to handling solid waste and sewage management.
The steps taken by the Karnataka government in handling solid and liquid waste have been inadequate, and it has caused much damage to Environment and public Health, NGT said. Assessing the extent of damage and estimating compensation on the Polluter Pays principle for restoration of the environment, NGT initially estimated compensation payable at Rs 3,400 crore.