Congress seeks revamp of Air Pollution Act
PTI, Nov 3, 2023, 11:05 AM IST
The Congress on Friday voiced concern over rising air pollution in the country and called for a total revamp of the Air Pollution Act and air quality standards to make them stringent and effective.
The demand came amid rising air pollution levels in the national capital and other parts of the country.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said The Air Pollution (Control and Prevention) Act came into being in 1981. Thereafter, ambient air quality standards were announced in April 1994 and later revised in October 1998, he noted.
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