APPCB imposes ₹21 crore environmental compensation on Andhra Paper Limited
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has fined Andhra Paper Limited ₹21 crore for failing to treat industrial effluents before discharging them into the Godavari river. The action follows directives from the state's Environment Minister to address long-standing pollution and tax evasion issues.
Why it matters
It underscores the tension between industrial operations and environmental protection, particularly regarding the health of vital water ecosystems.
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has imposed ₹21 crore environmental compensation on Andhra Paper Limited (APL) citing the damage allegedly caused by the company to the Godavari ecosystem by failing to comply with the board’s directive to release the effluents into the Bay of Bengal only after treating them at source point and not into the river directly.
The board’s action follows Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment K. Pawan Kalyan’s directive to proceed against the firm as per the existing guidelines for failing to act on its directives to prevent pollution in the Godavari river, and for allegedly evading tax of ₹21.34 crore to the local bodies.
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