The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has assessed an environment compensation of ₹4.8 crore for the improper management of construction and demolition waste following the controlled implosion of four high-rise buildings in Maradu on January 11, 2020.
The Southern Bench of the tribunal comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati had asked the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in February 2023 to recalculate the environment compensation after the regional office of the agency in Ernakulam submitted a report saying that the amount was zero as there were no lapses in the removal of the demolition waste.
In an updated report submitted on December 2, the KSPCB Chief Environmental Engineer, Ernakulam, informed the tribunal that steps would be taken to recover the compensation from the Maradu municipality under the provisions of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
