Jammu Kashmir pollution control Committee

The Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) is the statutory environmental regulatory authority for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. It is responsible for implementing and enforcing environmental laws related to water, air, waste management, and pollution control The Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) was established as per a notification on the 8th of March, 1987 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974. The Committee has been carrying out its responsibilities under the terms of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981. The Committee was given additional responsibility in order to pass the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 (EPA). the EPA has a vast regulatory and developmental domain in the subject of Environment Management, which is an umbrella Act and many Rules enacted under this Act from time to time addressing the vario...