{
  "id": 6665891,
  "title": "Scheme No 94: ₹10 Lakh Fine Slapped For Damaging Green Belt In Indore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/scheme-no-94-10-lakh-fine-slapped-for-damaging-green-belt-in-indore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/scheme-no-94-10-lakh-fine-slapped-for-damaging-green-belt-in-indore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore Municipal Corporation has recently slapped a substantial fine of Rs 10 lakh on a construction site owner for causing damage to a green belt boundary wall and cutting vegetation in Scheme No 94, Ward 37. Following an inspection, municipal officials discovered that the boundary wall of the green belt had been damaged and plants and trees on the premises had been harmed. Sanjeevani Mittal, the property owner, was found guilty and imposed with the hefty penalty. The incident came to light during a routine morning inspection, and the municipal officials Prakash Nagar and Laxmikant Bajpai were among the first to reach the site after receiving information. The fine was subsequently imposed on Mittal by the civic body, in line with the corporation's zero-tolerance policy towards destruction of urban greenery. The municipal corporation has made it clear that such actions will be met with strict action under applicable rules, and they will continue to impose such penalties without leniency.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore Municipal Corporation has imposed a hefty spot fine of Rs 10 lakh on the owner of a construction site for allegedly damaging a green belt boundary wall and cutting plants and trees in Scheme No 94. The action was taken in Ward 37, following an inspection by municipal officials who found that the boundary wall of the green belt had been damaged and vegetation inside…",
  "key_points": [
    "Indore Municipal Corporation fined Rs 10 lakh for green belt damage.",
    "Sanjeevani Mittal, property owner, received the penalty.",
    "Zero-tolerance policy enforced against urban greenery destruction."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}