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Central Pollution Control Board [1]

Submitted by susan on Sat, 2006-07-01 18:42

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was 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 of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Principal Functions of the CPCB, as spelt out in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, (i) to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and (ii) to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.

thesaurus: 
Pollution Control [2]
Water Pollution Control [3]
Air Pollution [4]
Air Pollution Control [5]
Water Quality [6]
Air Quality Monitoring [7]
Main Topic: 
Air Pollution [4]
state: 
Delhi [8]
City: 
India [9]
Country: 
India [9]
External URL: 
http://www.cpcb.nic.in/
Acronym: 
CPCB
Contact Person: 
Email: 
Tag GOI: 
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Address: 
Parivesh Bhawan
East Arjun Nagar
Postal code: 
110 032
District: 
Phone: 
91-11-22307233
Fax: 
91-11-22304948
Organisation Type: 
Government
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Centre for Science and Environment

Submitted by ipsita on Sat, 2010-06-19 08:13
External URL: 
http://cseindia.org/
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National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[3] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution-control
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[6] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[7] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-monitoring
[8] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/state/delhi
[9] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/country/india