NGT asks 4 firms to pay Rs 286 crore for creating gas chamber-like condition in Mumbai

THE National Green Tribunal on Friday imposed a fine of over Rs 286 crore in damages on four companies, including Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), holding them responsible for the “gas chamber”-like conditions in Mumbai’s Ambapada, Mahul and Chembur.

Apart from BPCL and HPCL, M/s Sealord Containers Limited and Aegis Logistics Limited, which are involved in logistics of storing oil, gas and chemicals, were found guilty of releasing volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The NGT bench, headed by chairperson Adarsh Goel, directed HPCL to pay Rs 76.5 crore, BPCL Rs 67.5 crore, Aegis Rs 142 crore and Sealord Rs 20 lakh.