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Vayu Steels Ltd operates a factory that emits particulate matter. A Board member suggests that since the company has the water-discharge consent, no separate permission is needed for air emissions. Which view is correct?

Separate consent under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is required. Water Act consent does not cover air emissions, because each statute has its own consent regime run by the State Pollution Control Board for industrial plants in air pollution control areas.

  1. AThe Water Act consent also covers air emissions automatically
  2. BAir emissions are regulated only by the Factories Act, so no pollution board consent is needed
  3. CConsent under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is separately required for operating an industrial plant in an air pollution control areaCorrect
  4. DOnly the Central Government can grant consent, and only once in the company's lifetime

Explanation

The Air Act has its own consent mechanism administered by State Pollution Control Boards, separate from the Water Act. Having one consent does not dispense with the other. The consent is also not a one-time lifetime permission.

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