Q. Which of the following is/are provisions of “Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024”?
1.The Central Government will prescribe the manner of nomination of the chairman of the State Pollution Control Board.
2.The Central government may exempt certain categories of industrial plants from the application of Section 25 relating to restriction on new outlets and new discharges.
3.The amount of penalty imposed is to be credited to the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority Fund.
Select the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024, among other things, seeks to provide-
- The Central Government will prescribe the manner of nomination of the chairman of the State Pollution Control Board.
- The Central government may exempt certain categories of industrial plants from the application of Section 25 relating to restriction on new outlets and new discharges.
- The Central government may issue guidelines on the matters relating to the grant, refusal or cancellation of consent by any State Board for establishment of any industry, operation or process or treatment and disposal system or bringing into use of new or altered outlets, etc.
- The amount of penalty imposed is to be credited to the Environmental Protection Fund established under section 16 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Source: FORUMIAS
