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LOCAL COOPERATION, STUDY; REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 93-251, title I, Sec. 24, Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 20, provided that the Secretary of the Army make a study of the items of local cooperation involving hold and save harmless provisions which have been required for water resource development projects under his jurisdiction and report on such study to Congress not later than June 30, 1975.
It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of ...
Water Resources Development Act of 1974, WRDA 1974, Pub. L. 93–251; Water Resources Development Act of 1976, WRDA 1976, Pub. L. 94–587; Water Resources Development Act of 1986, WRDA 1986, Pub. L. 99–662 (WRDA86.pdf, via TaxPayer.net) Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988, Pub. L. 100–676
The Environment Protection Act, 1986. [1] is enforced by the Central Pollution Control Board and the numerous State Pollution Control Boards.The National Green Tribunal established under the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010 [2] has jurisdiction over all environmental cases dealing with a substantial environmental question and acts covered under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ...
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) cess act, 1977; Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 [2] Biological Diversity Act, 2002; Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Forest Conservation Act, 1980; Hazardous Waste Handling and Management Rules, 1989; Indian Forest Act, 1927
It was established under the provisions of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, [4] and Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981, to regulate and safeguarding the environment and public health in Delhi. [5]
The Board was initially mandated only to implement the Water Act. Subsequently, it was empowered to enforce to enforce the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977; the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978; and a series of Rules and Notifications framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. [3]
During a hearing of a PIL on the Panchganga river pollution, the court find that successive state governments had not appointed members for the board since its establishment on 7 September 1970. The appointment of board members is obligatory as stipulated in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.