Gurgaon: National Green Tribunal has given Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) four weeks to complete a cross-verification of Charkhi Dadri’s carrying capacity for stone crushing activities — an exercise that remains incomplete more than a year after it was first ordered.The matter was heard on Aug 7 by a bench of NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr Afroz Ahmad. Counsel for CPCB sought an adjournment, telling the tribunal that cross-verification of the carrying capacity report was “at an advanced stage” but not yet complete. The bench allowed the request and listed the matter for Oct 28.The proceedings concern stone crusher units in Charkhi Dadri and alleged violations of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.NGT first took up the carrying capacity issue in its May 26, 2025, order, directing the Charkhi Dadri district magistrate to submit the carrying capacity report and supporting documents to CPCB for verification by an expert body. CPCB was directed to ascertain the correct carrying capacity within three months, while HSPCB and other regulatory agencies were told to ensure the verified capacity was not exceeded.The assessment has remained pending since. A Feb 3, 2026, order in the same matter recorded that the Charkhi Dadri deputy commissioner had already forwarded the cross-verification report to CPCB on July 23, 2025. At that hearing, CPCB’s counsel sought four weeks to obtain instructions and place its action taken on record. The matter was then listed for April 23. The Aug 7 order shows the expert verification is still incomplete.The proceedings also concern environmental compensation imposed on stone crusher units in the district. In its May 26, 2025, order, the tribunal noted that none of the units had objected to the compensation amount calculated by a joint committee, affirmed the calculation, and directed HSPCB to recover the dues from defaulting units, permitting coercive measures if necessary.An HSPCB report cited in NGT’s Feb order showed that 23 of 80 crusher units had still not deposited the compensation. That report, filed in Nov 2025, prompted the tribunal to seek a fresh status update, with HSPCB granted additional time to comply.The case arises from a petition filed by Vinod Kumar Jangra. The tribunal’s Feb 3, 2026, order records that the miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the HSPCB report dated Nov 25, 2025, filed in compliance with the tribunal’s earlier directions.
