Diljit Dosanjh's Chandigarh Concert Organisers Fined ₹25,000 For Creating 'Mess': 'Ground Was Full Of Garbage, Fencing Found Broken'

Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, currently on his Dil-Luminati India tour, recently performed in Chandigarh on December 14. Days after his show, the organisers of Dosanjh's concert were fined Rs 25,000 for creating a 'complete mess' at the Sector-34 Exhibition Ground by Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC).

According to Hindustan Times, the municipal corporation has issued the challan to organisers M/S SE International Entertainment, citing a violation of the 'Solid Waste Management Bylaws 2018.' Despite paying garbage cess fees and receiving advance permission from the civic body, complaints from city residents and local councillor Prem Lata regarding littering led Municipal Commissioner Amit Kumar to impose the penalty.

Councillor Prem Lata said, "No permission was granted for December 15 or December 16, but still the ground was full of garbage, trucks, tents, and other concert items. The boundary fencing was found broken and other defacement was noticed, and the ground was a complete mess."

Diljit also allegedly breached the prescribed noise limits, prompting the UT administration to take action against the organisers. The Punjab and Haryana High Court, had directed that the noise level should not exceed 75 decibels and had warned of penal action in case of any breach and the noise levels during Dosanjh's concerts ranged between 70 and 82 decibels, as per the CPCC report, thus violating the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

DC Nishant Yadav said that they have received the report from CPCC ."Now the sub-divisional magistrate will file a formal complaint with the adjudicating officer, who is the secretary environment, who will impose penal action against the organisers. The report clearly indicates that the noise levels exceeded the permissible limit of 75 decibels, even reaching up to 82 decibels," he added.