Consider the following statements:
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to
- 1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
- 2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2019
Statement 2 is correct. Section 3(2)(iv) of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, explicitly empowers the Central Government to “lay down standards for the quality of environment in its various aspects, lay down standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources whatsoever”. This is a direct and core power granted by the Act.