\37°)198, CHAPTER -IV ORGANIZATION AND METHODS OF MAHARASHTRA POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Chapter Layout No Details 41 Organization and Methods of CPCB 4.2 Organization and Methods of MPCB (i) Organizational set up (ii) Administrative set up (iii) Functions, Aim & Objects (iv) Regulatory Powers (v) Personal Administration (vi) Financial Administration (vii) Linkages with other Organizations (viii) Legislative Control (ix) Public Relations (x) Mechanism for public Awareness Reference List199 CHAPTER-IV ORGANIZATION AND METHODS OF MAHARASHTRA POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 4.1- Organization and Methods of Central Pollution Control Board. Introduction:- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was constituted as Central Board for the Prevention & Control of Water Pollution (CBPCWP) on 224 September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Amendment Act 1988 ( No.53 of 1988) its name was amended as Central Pollution Control Board. The main functions of CPCB, as spelt out in The Water ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 are: (i) To promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States through Prevention, control and abatement of water pollution; and (ii) To improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country. The Central Pollution Control Board has been playing a key role in abatement and control of pollution in the country by generating relevant data, providing scientific information, rendering technical inputs for manpower and organizing activities for promoting awareness at different levels of the Government and public at large. 1.1) Functions of the Central Pollution Control Board In addition to the main functions of promoting cleanliness of streams and wells and improving the quality of air and to