Question

What is the name of the law in India that regulates water pollution?

• A. The Clean Water Act
• B. The Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act
• C. The Environmental Protection Act
• D. The Marine Pollution Act

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act

• The Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act came into force in India in 1974.

• Water pollution adversely affects the availability of clean water, and it also leads to the contamination of soil and air.

• According to United Nations statistics, approximately 1.92.3 million tons of waste are discharged into water bodies globally every day.

• The amount of oxygen required by micro organisms to decompose biological matter in a given volume of water is referred to as Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).