NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

Special court to deal with multidisciplinary

issues relating to protection of environment.
Government of India produce bill at lok sabha
in 31st July 2009.
Bill Faced criticism From different quarters,
owing loopholes and limitations.
Bill finally passed in May,2010.
justice lokeshwar Patna Became A Chairperson
of the Tribunal.

OBJECTIVES
The risk on Human Health because of
Hazardous Activities
Large number of Environmental cases
pending in a Court
To Protect Environment and Natural
Resources

Powers of NGT Act

1. The Water (prevention and control of
pollution) Act 1974
2. The water (prevention and control of
pollution) cess Act 1977
3. The forest conservation Act, 1980
4. The Air (prevention and control of pollution
Act) 1981
5. The Environment (protection) Act 1986
6. The biological diversity Act 2002
7. The public liability insurance Act 1991

The Water
(prevention and
control of pollution)
Act 1974
Meaning: An Act to provide for the prevention
and control of water pollution and the
maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of
water, for the establishment, with a view to
carrying out the purposes aforesaid, of Boards
for the prevention and control of water
pollution, for conferring on and assigning to
such Boards powers and functions relating
thereto and for matters connected therewith.

The water (prevention and

control of pollution) cess
Act 1977
Meaning: An act to provide levy and collection of
cess water consumed by certain industries and
local authorities with the view to augment the
resources of the central board and the state boards
for the prevention and control of water pollution
constituted under the water (prevention and
control of pollution) 1974

The Forest conservation Act,

1980

The Air (prevention and control of

pollution Act) 1981

Meaning & Definition

Powers to control
Powers to give instructions
Restriction
Power of entry and inspection
Powers to obtain information

The Environment
(protection) Act 1986

Meaning: It came to life after the Bhopal

gas tragedy . This Act authorizes the central
government
to
protect
and
improve
environmental quality and control and
reduce pollution from all sources and
prohibit and restrict the setting or operation
of any industrial activity of any industrial
activity on environmental grounds.

The public liability

insurance Act 1991

Meaning: The main objective of this

Act is to provide damages to victims of
an accident which occurs as a result of
handling any hazardous substance.
The
Act
applies
to
all
owners
associated with the production and

The biological
diversity Act 2002
The conservation of biodiversity
The sustainable use biological resources
Equity in use of sharing benefits from such
resources

Trends of NGT act

Rejuvenation of Ganga
Ban on paragliding rohtang pass
Land grabbing and illegal hill cutting
near pune

SAVE EARTH