The Water Act provides for the prevention and control of water pollution and the
maintaining or resorting of the wholesomeness of water. The Act prohibits any
poisonous, noxious or polluting matter from entering into any stream or well. The
Act provides for the formation of Central Pollution Control Board and the State
Pollution control board.
The Air Act provides that no person shall without the previous consent of the State
Board establish or operate any industrial plant in an air-pollution control area.
The Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board
constituted under the Water Act shall also perform the power and functions under the
Air Act. The main function of the Boards under the Air Act is to improve the quality
of air and to prevent, control and abate air pollution in the country.