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?
Environment Protection Act, 1986: Statement 1 is incorrect : It is not mentioned anywhere in the EPA,1986. The Act empowers the Central Government to take all appropriate measures to prevent and control pollution and to establish effective machinery for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution. 1. The Act empowers the center to “take all such measures as it deems necessary”. 2. By virtue of this Act, Central Government has armed itself with considerable powers which include, o coordination of action by state, o planning and execution of nationwide programmes, o Statement 2 is correct: laying down environmental quality standards, especially those governing emission