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ARTICLE · 29 OCTOBER 2019

Are Environment Protection Efforts Based On Guesswork Justified?

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When the CPCB was established under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India to give effect to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; ...

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Niharika Sanadhya
Niharika Sanadhya
Matta Clean Technologies Private Limited
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When the Central Pollution Control Board ("CPCB") was established under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India to give effect to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; Indians rejoiced at the possibility of an environmental crusader that'll hold polluting industries responsible for the harm caused in furtherance of commercial gain. In the wake of numerous decisions by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Hon'ble Supreme Court and High Courts, the CPCB has started imposing stringent penal actions against the polluting units/potential polluting units such as issuance of closure notice and/or direction to pay the Environmental Compensation under Section 5 of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA).

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