The National Green Tribunal has dismissed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's appeal against a ₹1 crore fine for failing to install a vapour recovery system in its storage terminals.
A vapour recovery system is a process that can arrest the release of harmful organic compounds from petroleum products.
The green body was hearing BPCL's appeal against the imposition of environmental compensation by the Central Pollution Control Board.
The central pollution watchdog had levied the fine in November 2024 after BPCL failed to set up VRS stage IA by the deadline of March 2024.
The tribunal noted that the Supreme Court in March 2023 had directed the CPCB to comply with the December 2021 NGT directions regarding the installation of the VRS mechanism.
The NGT bench said that BPCL had failed to comply with the CPCB's directions to install VRS stage 1A in all its terminals within the prescribed timeline.
BPCL was allowed a four-week extension to pay the fine.
