The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed penalty of ₹52 crore on Udupi Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL), part of Adani Power, for violating environmental laws and polluting its surroundings at Nandikur near Padubidri in Udupi district, Karnataka.
On May 31, Judicial Member K. Ramakrishnan and expert members Satyagopal Korlapati and Vijay Kulkarni of NGT’s southern bench in Chennai said the environmental compensation was being levied on the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.
The ruling was delivered on a batch of original applications and appeals filed by Janajagruti Samithi, Nandikur and others against the setting up of the 600 x 2 MW imported coal-based thermal power plant at Yellur-Nandikur villages.
