new delhi the national green tribunal ngt on friday considered vyakti vikas kendras art of living foundation plea that it would not be able to immediately rustle up the environmental compensation of rs 5 crore and allowed it to hold the world culture festival by paying rs 25 lakh for now and the remainder in three weeks the bench which was hearing a petition against the damage caused to the yamuna flood plains due to construction for the festival took exception to sri sri ravi shankars comments in an ndtv interview that he would rather go to jail than pay a fine certain statements have been made that which impinges on the rule of law and are capable of shaking the public confidence in administration of justice the bench said in its order aol lawyers said it was difficult for them to pay rs 5 crore before the start of the festival as ordered by the ngt on wednesday and sought four weeks granting three weeks the bench said if aol did not pay rs 25 lakh immediately a grant of rs 25 crore from the ministry of culture for the event will be held attached or as surety till the foundation paid up till late evening it could not be confirmed if aol had paid the rs 25 lakhwatch sri sris group to pay rs 5 crore in 3 weeks