As Delhi and adjoining areas in the National Capital Region entered into their worst season with air quality crossing the ‘severe’ mark, the Centre brought an Ordinance to set up a new ‘air pollution commission’. This is the first time the Centre has formed a legislative commission for air pollution under the Environment Protection Act (EPA),1986.This replaced the existing Environment Pollution (prevention and control) Authority (EPCA) formed in 1998 after a Supreme Court order. The commission has been bestowed with the authority to shut down or prohibit pollution causing industries and penalise them.
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