The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) southern zone bench in Chennai has warned landowners of the imposition of a heavy penalty if they leave their properties unattended, and pave the way for environmental hazards, if garbage, debris, sullage, mud and so on is dumped on them by miscreants.
The tribunal’s judicial member, Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Gorlapati wrote: “Property owners have to ensure that their lands do not fall prey to any fraudulent activity. Unattended properties, particularly those situated in prime locations, do attract the attention of miscreants.”
They said: “It is extremely important to make proper arrangements for the physical safety of the property at least by constructing a boundary wall or by mounting a warning sign board... If it is allowed to be used for any illegal purpose causing social and environmental impact, the owner of the land would be. liable for heavy penalty.”
