Question

What are the objectives of the Environment Protection Act, 1986?

Answer 1

Environment Protection Act:

1. The act came into force in 1986.
2. It authorizes the central government to improve and protect environmental quality, reduce and control pollution from the sources, and restrict or prevent the setting and operation of any industrial facility on environmental grounds.

The following are the objectives of the Environment Protection Act:

1. It was enacted with the prime motto of providing protection and improvement of the environment and the things associated with it.
2. To take strict actions against those who harm the environment.
3. To safeguard the better environment and environmental conditions.
4. To apply the decisions made at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment, which was held in the year 1972 in Stockholm.
5. To enforce laws regarding the protection of the environment in the regions, which are not included in the prevailing laws.