Jharkhand state pollution control board

The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) is a statutory body established on 15 December 2001 under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Operating under the Department of Forest, Environment & Climate Change of the Government of Jharkhand, its core mandate is to monitor, regulate, and prevent environmental pollution across the state. Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) is the state-level authority responsible for preventing, controlling, and reducing pollution in Jharkhand. The JSPCB operates under central Acts like the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and related rules. It implements these central environmental laws and related rules in Jharkhand covering water, air, hazardous waste, solid waste, biomedical waste and other environmental issues. The Board plans and executes programmes to prevent and control pollution of air & Water and a...