The Environment Protection Act of 1986 was introduced in India after the Bhopal gas tragedy to coordinate various regulatory agencies on environmental issues. The key objectives of the act are to appoint environmental officers to monitor pollution, improve quality of life through environmental protection, establish laboratories, protect forests and wildlife, and provide overall protection and improvement of the environment to enable sustainable development. The act applies nationwide and empowers citizens to protect the environment while allowing the government to set pollution standards and restrict hazardous industries and substances.

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3. The Environment Protection Act
1986 was introduced after the
Bhopal gas Tragedy

5. • To co-ordinate the activities of the various regulatory
agencies already in existence.
• To appoint environment officers to check environmental
pollution
• To improve the quality of life by protection of environment
• Establishing environmental laboratories
• To protect the forests and wildlife in the country

7. • To provide the protection and improvement of environment.
• In EPA, article 48A, specify that theState shall protect and
improve theenvironment.
• Also to safeguard the forests and wildlifeof the country.
• Acc. to sec 51(A) everycitizenshall protect the
environment.
• EPAis applicable to whole India, includingJ&K
• With all these objectivesthe basic objective for the
formation of EPAWas sustainable development

9. • To make rules to regulate environmentalpollution;
• To notify standards and maximum limits of pollutants of
air,water, and soil for various areas and purposes;
• Prohibition and restriction on the handling of hazardous
substances, and location of industries (Sections 3-6)

10. Conserve our rapidly diminishing fossil fuel
reserves by usingAlternative energy sources