Q. With reference to the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Q. With reference to the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
The correct option is A 1 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The EPCA is a Supreme Court mandated body tasked with tackling air pollution in the National Capital Region and also assists the apex court in various environment-related matters in the region.
Statement 2 is correct: The agency has been empowered to take suo motu action as well as on the basis of complaints made by any individual, representative body or organisation functioning in the environmental issues sector.
Statement 3 is correct: It has two main functions- to protect and improve the quality of the environment and prevent and control environmental pollution in the National Capital Region and to enforce the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR as per the pollution levels.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The EPCA is a Supreme Court mandated body tasked with tackling air pollution in the National Capital Region and also assists the apex court in various environment-related matters in the region.
Statement 2 is correct: The agency has been empowered to take suo motu action as well as on the basis of complaints made by any individual, representative body or organisation functioning in the environmental issues sector.
Statement 3 is correct: It has two main functions- to protect and improve the quality of the environment and prevent and control environmental pollution in the National Capital Region and to enforce the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR as per the pollution levels.
