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Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The laws existing before this act generally focused on specific types of pollution & not the general management principles for protection of the environment. Some major areas of hazards e.g. disposal of toxic wastes were not covered. There was inadequate linkage in handling matters related to industrial & environment safety.
Govt. of India on the decisions taken at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment held at Stockholm in june,1972, in which India participated.
Objectives( To implement the decisions of the aforesaid conference-UNCHE) 1. To protect & to improve the environment. 2. Prevention of hazards of human beings. 3.Prevention of hazards of other living creatures, plants & property. The act is applicable to the entire country.
Rules & regulations under the environment protection act,1986 notified by central govt.
1. Hazardous waste (Mgmt. & Handling) rules- 1989, provides safeguards in handling hazardous wastes. 2.Manufacture, storage & Import of Hazardous chemical rules-1989 provides safeguards in handling hazardous chemicals. 3. Coastal zone regulation, 1991-regulates activities in the coastal zone between the low tide line & 500 m from the high tide line. 4. Rules of the manufacture, use, import, export & storage of hazardous micro-organisms.
5. Rules on emergency planning, preparedness & response for Chemical Accidents, 1986- provides safeguards against chemical accidents. 6. Notification for EIA, 1994-makes it compulsory for certain category of projects to take prior EIA clearance from the central govt. before execution.