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The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (established September 7, 1970) implements a range of environmental legislation in the state of Maharashtra , India. The MPCB functions under the administrative control of Environment Department of the Government of Maharashtra.
Its is mainly responsible for:
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,
It was established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969.
Some of the important functions of MPCB are;
To plan comprehensive program for the prevention, control or abatement of pollution and secure executions thereof,
To collect and disseminate information relating to pollution and the prevention, control or abatement thereof,
To inspect sewage or trade effluent treatment and disposal facilities, and air pollution control systems and to review plans, specification or any other data relating to the treatment plants, disposal systems and air pollution control systems in connection with the consent granted,
Supporting and encouraging the developments in the fields of pollution control, waste recycle reuse, eco-friendly practices etc.
To educate and guide the entrepreneurs in improving environment by suggesting appropriate pollution control technologies and techniques
Creation of public awareness about the clean and healthy environment and attending the public complaints regarding pollution.
Pollution unlimited: While the State government for three years now has been passing the buck over the phasing out of old commercial vehicles comes a report that Jammu enjoys the dubious districntion of being among a couple of cities in the country with the highest lead residue in the air.
The Maharashtra government on Monday admitted that taxes on petrol and diesel in the state were quite high and said it would rationalise them after receiving the recommendations from a high-level committee, which is expected to submit its report within a week.
Faced with air pollution levels that on some days force the elderly and the asthmatic to stay indoors and have some foreigners contemplating a move to cleaner climes, the government of this financial city said that it was time to get tough on the worst polluters.
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