Round 20 of the 35 building initiatives sealed in the course of the Graded Response Motion Plan (Grap) this winter had been in Gurugram, whereas the remaining 15 had been in Manesar, a senior official of the Haryana State Air pollution Management Board mentioned. The tally rose to 35 after two extra initiatives had been sealed in Sectors 103 and 113 within the final week of December for unauthorised building and violation of air pollution management norms.
The most recent motion was taken within the final week of December, when HSPCB’s flying squad sealed two building initiatives in Sectors 103 and 113 for violating air pollution management norms and imposed an environmental compensation of ₹10 lakh on every venture, officers mentioned.
A senior HSPCB official mentioned that of the 35 initiatives sealed in the course of the Grap interval this winter season, which started on October 14, 2025, round 20 had been in Gurugram, whereas the remaining 15 had been in Manesar.
“The most recent initiatives penalised for flouting the Grap-III norms had excavation and marble-setting work ongoing, together with slab casting and retrofitting,” the official mentioned, including that mud suppression measures weren’t being strictly adopted on the websites.
In accordance with HSPCB estimates, an environmental compensation amounting to ₹1.5 crore was earlier proposed towards 9 realtors within the district for Grap violations. Individually, the HSPCB south zone workplace ready estimates of ₹1.3 crore, taking the entire proposed penalty quantity to ₹2.8 crore.
“The board’s head workplace in Panchkula will determine the ultimate penalties. We now have ready estimates,” mentioned Siddhartha Bhargav, regional officer of the HSPCB south zone workplace in Gurugram.
Officers mentioned a number of regional groups had been deployed for round the clock inspections in the course of the Grap interval. “Violations had been additionally detected by two HSPCB flying squads deputed from the top workplace. The Fee for Air High quality Administration additionally carried out frequent inspections of unauthorised building in the course of the Grap,” a senior HSPCB official mentioned.
HSPCB officers mentioned a number of environmental compensation estimates are presently underneath assessment earlier than ultimate penalties are imposed on realtors discovered violating air pollution management norms.
