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Committee report on environmental compensation for the stone crushers in Nemakallu village, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, 02/03/2021

  • 02/03/2021

Committee report on environmental compensation for the stone crushers in Nemakallu village, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

The Joint Committee constituted to look into the matter reviewed the information and other inputs received from the Health Department, Agricultural Department August 31, 2020 for damage assessment caused by stone crushers in Nemakallu village to the air quality, health issues and agricultural production loss in monetary terms, which has to be recovered from the stone crushers for operating without complying with the prescribed norms.

The Committee estimated the total damage recoverable from stone crushers in the affected area to be Rs. 1,17,40,000/-.