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KK Gupta, additional CEO of Greater Noida Authority, said they have also collected Rs 2.60 crore as fines from violators of green norms. On Tuesday, the AQI was recorded at 426 in Noida and 411 in Greater Noida , both considered ‘severe’.Officials said Noida Authority, GNIDA and YEIDA collected Rs 2.20 crore, Rs 2.60 crore and Rs 1.22 crore, respectively, as fines from developers and individuals for green norm violations in the past two years. We will take a call on how to use them,” he said.Yamuna Authority is also not clear on how to use the green fund. NOIDA : Authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar claim to have nearly Rs 7 crore — collected as “green fund” to combat air pollution — lying largely unused due to lack of directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), even as the NCR continues to battle a toxic haze. The district pollution control department has also recovered Rs 80 lakh as fines from violators during this period..