The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board on May 01, 2024, issued an order to prohibit on use of streams or wells for disposal of polluting matter, etc. along the catchment/tributaries of Umiew River etc.
•Section 24 1(a) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 prohibit on use of streams or well for disposal of polluting matter, etc. subject to the provision of this section that no person shall knowingly cause or permit any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter determined under such standards as may be laid down by the State Board to enter (whether directly or indirectly) into any 3 [stream or well or sewer or on land);
•Section 24 1(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 prohibits the use of streams or wells for disposal of polluting matter, etc. subject to the provision of this section that no person shall knowingly cause or permit to enter into any stream any other matter which may tend, either directly or in combination with similar matters, to impede the proper flow of the water of the stream in a manner leading or likely to lead to a substantial aggravation of pollution due to other causes or of its consequences
•Section 43 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 penalty for contravention of provisions of section 24 that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 24 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than (one year and six months) but which may extend to six years and with fine.
[Notification No. MPCB/TB-7(A)No1-1112020/2024-20251]
