CPCB stops Ansal Properties' township project

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Ansal Properties and Infrastructure to stop all construction activities for its township project in Gurgaon for violation of environmental norms and also asked the real estate developer to pay Rs 14.69 crore as compensation. In its order dated June 18, the apex pollution control body held the builder guilty of discharge of untreated waste for 281 days in its 604 acre residential complex at SushantLok, Phase 1, in Gurgaon. The CPCB directed the chairman of the firm "to stop all the construction/expansion activities in SushantLok, Phase 1, Gurgaon with immediate effect". The company's spokesperson could not be immediately contacted for comment. According to the CPCB, the builder has encroached green areas and is illegally extracting ground water without a No Objection certificate (NOC) from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).