The Environment Protection Act of 1986 was introduced in India after the Bhopal gas tragedy to establish regulatory agencies and environmental officers to monitor pollution, improve environmental quality, and protect forests and wildlife. The act aims to provide sustainable development through conservation of resources, regulating pollution standards, and restricting hazardous industries. It also mandates that citizens and states protect and improve the environment.

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

5. • To appoint environment officers to check environmental
pollution
• To co-ordinate the activities of the various regulatory
agencies already in existence.
• 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 the State shall protect and
improve the environment.
• Also to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.
• Acc. to sec 51(A) every citizen shall protect the
environment.
• EPA is applicable to whole India, including J&K
• With all these objectives the basic objective for the
formation of EPAWas sustainable development

9. • To make rules to regulate environmental pollution;
• 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 using Alternative energy sources