Noida: Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s (UPPCB) regional office has imposed fines of Rs 2.6 crore on more than 100 violators, including Noida Authority, up to Oct this year, a Right to Information (RTI) reply has revealed.The data was shared in response to an application filed by environmentalist Amit Gupta. It lists penalties imposed on major air polluters over the past 10 years, totalling Rs 34 crore. The highest annual amount was Rs 10.2 crore in 2025, while the lowest was Rs 37 lakh in 2017, the data shows.The board also admitted in the same reply that it holds no information on the recovery status of the fines, indicating that its role is limited to imposing penalties.Earlier, replying to a similar RTI application on Nov 12, 2025, assistant environment engineer Kishan Singh said that, as per office records, Rs 26,94,42,875 in environmental compensation had not been deposited. In response to an RTI filed on Sept 19, 2026, the same official said the office had no records of penalties recovered.“While appearing before the National Green Tribunal in connection with one of my applications being heard, counsel appearing for the board stated that their role is limited to imposing the fine and it should be recovered by Noida Authority,” Gupta said.In reply to a separate RTI, UPPCB had said it had imposed a joint fine of Rs 15.7 lakh on the Authority and Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) for violating air pollution norms after a UPPCB team had noticed road damage during cable laying during an inspection.
