new delhi an actiontaken report by a joint committee headed by delhi pollution control committee dpcc found several violations during construction of a shopping complex near anand vihar the violations included causing air pollution destruction of trees and drawing groundwater without a permit the report was submitted following national green tribunals ngt order in july after residents of ashok niketan a residential area near anand vihar filed a petition pointing out health impacts due to the construction the joint committee had dpcc staffer the deputy conservator of forests central division and the deputy commissioner shahdara as its members though the forest department didnt participate in the inspections the report said it recommended collection of three different environmental compensations amounting to rs 15 lakh and sealing of two borewells according to the order the petitioners claimed their colony was surrounded by several markets and an additional shopping centre at ashoka niketan was not required and would only breach their security and privacy they claimed the builder had chopped many trees didnt follow norms to check environmental pollution and used submersible pumps to draw groundwater the team found violation of environmental norms and that the structural work was only partially completed while construction materials were left uncovered