The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to shut down 4,774 industrial units running in residential premises across the city. The directive came close on the heels of the report filed by an oversight committee headed by former judge Justice Pratibha Rani.
In her reported the former judge had submitted that as many as 4,774 show-cause notices had been issued to property owners across the National Capital for flouting the rule against commercial activities in residential areas.
Delhi chief secretary, however, told the NGT that the show-cause procedure was unnecessary in view of the orders of the Supreme Court.
"Let all such units, which have been illegally restarted, be closed forthwith in terms of the order of the Supreme Court without any further procedure of show-cause notice and coercive measures in terms of recovery of compensation for illegal operation of such units be adopted in accordance with law, apart from initiation of prosecution," reads the NGT directive.
"Failure to do so shall be viewed seriously and coercive action against the responsible municipal commissioner of the said corporation would be taken including an entry in their ACR column and stoppage of salary," the tribunal added.
The NGT had earlier appointed a committee headed by a former Delhi high court judge to deal with nearly 52,000 industrial units operating illegally in residential areas of the National Capital. It has asked the committee to assume charge and said the accountability for making the panel functional would rest on the Delhi chief secretary and DPCC Chairman.
The panel may inspect the hot spots and other sites for which the Delhi Police will provide the required security, it had said.
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