Environmental protection act was enacted on 23rd
may, 1986 and was implemented on 19th
of november ,1986 and is aimed to protect
and improve the quality of
environment by the central government with the coordination of the state
governments.
FUNCTION OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT;
1.
To set the standards of quality of air ,water or
soil and maximum permissible limits of concentration of various pollutants for
different areas.
2.
To lay procedures and safe guards for handling
of hazardious substances.
3.
To restrict the areas where industry, operations
or processes shall not to be allowed.
4.
To lay the procedures and safeguard for the
prevention of industrial accidents and to provide remedial measures.
5.
Under this act, central government has set up
hazardious wastes( management and handling) rules since 1989.
FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENTS;
1.
To advice the industries to treat their waste
before they release in the environment.
2.
To encourage the recycling of industrial wastes.
3.
To promote best technologiesto increase fuel
efficiency and to reduce the generation of pollutants.
4.
To determine the assimilative capacity of water
body receving the industrial effluents.
Environmental protection act was amended in 1994 to include
29 environmental
impact assessment of various development projects. These projects
require clearance from central government.
