Administration of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
To coordinate and formulate action plans for control of air pollution in the State keeping in view various sources of air pollution
Vehicular pollution
Road dust
Biomass and garbage burning
Industrial pollution
Construction and Demolition activities
Other sources
To organize review of progress of implementation of National Clean Air Program (NCAP) and action plans for control of air pollution in various non-attainment cities.
To promote use of improved technologies for reducing air pollution such as Zig zag technology for brick kilns, use of CNG, shifting to side hood suction of emissions from the furnaces etc.
To look after the matters connected with Noise Pollution Regulation and Control Rules 2000
To Coordinate with various State Government and Central Government Department and Organisations regarding air pollution, and pursue cases before NGT and other courts regarding air pollution
Any other issue related to air pollution
Water Division
Administration of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
To coordinate and formulate action plans for control of water pollution in the state and following plans in particular:
Action Plan for Buddha Nallah
Action Plan for River Ghaghar
Action Plan for River Satluj
Action Plan for River Beas
To organize review of progress of implementation of action plans for control of water pollution as per the Governance mechanism
To promote use of improved technologies for reducing water pollution
To facilitate and monitor setting up of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for different kind of industries in the State
To facilitate and monitor setting up of STPs in the State to treat domestic sewage
To coordinate with various State Government and Central Government Departments and Organisations regarding water pollution, and pursue cases before NGT and other courts regarding water pollution
Any other issue related to water pollution in the State
Waste Management Division
To coordinate and formulate plans for waste management in the State in general and to monitor the implementation of following rules in particular:
E-waste Management Rules, 2016
Batteries Management and Handling Rules, 2000
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
Hazardous and other Waste Management and Trans boundary Movement Rules 2016
To organize review of progress of implementation of Action Plans for waste management as per the Governance mechanism
To coordinate with various State Government and Central Government Departments and Organisations regarding waste management, and pursue cases before NGT and other courts regarding Waste management
Any other issue related to waste management in the State