2023
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Question
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Which state was fined ₹10 crores by the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
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Kerala
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Haryana
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Punjab
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Bihar
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of ₹10 crore on the Kerala government for its failure to check the indiscriminate pollution of the Vembanad and Ashtamudi lakes, listed as Ramsar sites.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tribunal has a presence in five zones-North, Central, East, South and West. The Principal Bench is situated in the North Zone, headquartered in Delhi. The Central zone bench is situated in Bhopal, East zone in Kolkata, South zone in Chennai and West zone in Pune.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai shall be the other four place of sitting of the Tribunal.
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