{
  "id": 2459423,
  "title": "NGT Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Thane Collector Over Failure To Stop C&D Waste Dumping In Mangrove Areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ngt-imposes-1-lakh-cost-on-thane-collector-over-failure-to-stop-c-d",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:36:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ngt-imposes-1-lakh-cost-on-thane-collector-over-failure-to-stop-cd-waste-dumping-in-mangrove-areas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thane, August 21, 2026: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench, has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the District Collector, Thane, for failing to comply with its earlier directions to prevent dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in mangrove areas and for not filing a response in a case concerning illegal dumping at multiple sites in Thane district. The order was passed…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}