The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

The Act was brought to curb the menace of air pollution in the country. The main objectives of the Act are as following –

• To provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.
• To provide for the establishment of central and State Boards with a view to implement the Act.
• To confer on the Boards the powers to implement the provisions of the Act and assign to the Boards functions relating to pollution.
• The Act specially empowers state governments to designate air pollution areas and to prescribe the type of fuel to be used in these designated areas.