The
policy of the Board is to control pollution through persuasion. Legal action
is taken only as a last resort after persuasion fails.
Cases are filed by the Board in Judicial First Class Magistrate Court either
as a restrainment application or as a prosecution case.
The public can also file prosecution case after giving 60 days notice to the
Board.
The Water Amendment Act, 1988 and the Air Amendment Act, 1987 empowers the Board to give direction
Judicial
route proved to be time consuming in enforcing directions to prevent/
control pollution. Therefore Board is now resorting to issuing directions
for closure/ stoppage or to regulate supply of electricity and water.
This has speeded up enforcement of the rules.
1. Restrainment
application
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Sl.
No.
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Instance
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1 |
Discharge of water pollutants in excess of the standards |
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2 |
Discharge of air pollutants in excess of the standards |
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2.
Prosecution case
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