Mumbai (10.03.2026): Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar directed the state government to revoke suspension of M Devendra Singh (IAS: 2011: MH), Member-Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), ten days after he was suspended for allegedly failing to brief Environment Minister Pankaja Munde. The development follows high-level discussions in the Legislative Assembly involving senior ministers and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

During the Maharashtra Assembly Budget Session, when a debate broke out over sharp rise in pollution levels in Chandrapur district in the Vidarbha region, Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde on February 26, 2026 informed the House that despite summoning senior officials of the MPCB, they did not appear to brief her on the issue during the Assembly proceedings.

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