The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (established 7 September 1970) implements a range of environmental legislation in the state of Maharashtra, India. The MPCB functions under the administrative control of Environment Department of the Government of Maharashtra.

Responsibilities and Functions of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

It is mainly responsible for: It was established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969. Some of the important functions of MPCB are;

Criticism

During a hearing of a PIL on the Panchganga river pollution, the court find that successive state governments had not appointed members for the board since its establishment on 7 September 1970. The appointment of board members is obligatory as stipulated in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. There is no data available whether the government has ever appointed members other than the secretary-level officers.