Advertisement

Updated March 7th, 2019 at 14:34 IST

Emission fiasco: NGT slaps Rs 500 crore fine on Volkswagen

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday, March 7 slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India

| Image:self
Advertisement

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday, March 7 slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India.

READ: National Green Tribunal Asks Poll Panel, Government To Consider Banning Campaign Material Made Of Plastic

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months.

 

The green panel on November 16, 2018, had said that use of 'cheat device' by Volkswagen in diesel cars in India leads to an inference of environmental damage and had directed it to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

It had also constituted a joint team of representatives of the CPCB, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, which had recommended Rs 171.34-crore fine on Volkswagen as "health damages" for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.

READ: Will Comply With NGT Order To Deposit Rs 100 Crore: Volkswagen

The tribunal was hearing pleas filed by Ailawadi, a school teacher, and a few others seeking a ban on the sale of Volkswagen vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.

Advertisement

Published March 7th, 2019 at 14:34 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

Xiaomi 14 Ultra
a minute ago
Allu Arjun Unveils His Wax Statue At Madame Tussauds In Dubai
3 minutes ago
How to Keep Yourself Safe from Unhealthy Air?
10 minutes ago
TMC Delgation at ECI Office
22 minutes ago
Congress Press Conference
29 minutes ago
Raw Mango
30 minutes ago
Gen Z worker goes to the salon while “working from home”
31 minutes ago
Lionel Messi
33 minutes ago
Jailed Gangster Mukhtar Ansari Passes Away
34 minutes ago
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE
38 minutes ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo