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As per Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is empowered to perform the functions of the State Pollution Control Board for all Union Territories. Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) was constituted in the year 1975 vide Punjab Government Notification No. 6186-BR II (4) 75/24146 dated 30.07.1975, after the enactment of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to preserve the wholesomeness of water. Subsequently, with the enactment of other environmental laws, the responsibility to implement the provisions of such laws was also entrusted to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in the State of Punjab. The Union Government has unified environment laws, the Parliament has enacted following laws: The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974  The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act,1977 The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

About Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) The Indian Parliament, in 1974, enacted a law to prevent and control the pollution in the water. This law is known as Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. In the year 1981, a similar law was passed to control the pollution in Air and is known as Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a statutory organization, came into existence in September 1974. All the powers and functions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are envisaged in both the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 empowers the Central Pollution Control Board to act as State Pollution Control Board for all the Union Territories of the Union of India.