Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 18 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on 20 jaggery manufacturing units here, officials said on Friday.

During a drive carried out by the board on Thursday, these 20 units were found causing pollution in several villages, including Khedi, Firozabad, Dhansri and Jatvada, in the district, they said.

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According to Regional officer of UPPCB Ankit Singh, the units were fined for burning plastic wate.

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