Legislations for prevention of biohazards in India
1. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
The act deals with the prevention of water pollution mainly at the source of its generation which can effect the water resources of India. It deals with both point and diffused sources. It concentrates on reducing the water logging and polluting agents thus preventing the pathogens to cause biohazards.
2. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
The act provides for the legislation of air pollutants thus mitigating the effect of disasters caused due to the same.
3. Disaster Management Act, 2005
Disaster Management in India
Disaster management has been a tedious task in India keeping in view the aspects related to it. Although, definite steps have been taken in this direction still it lacks in some respects. This article deals with disaster management in India from the time of India’s independence, and what changes have been done in each successive phase.
Disasters can be caused due to many factors such as natural, human-induced, biological, etc. Since Biological disasters have a composite nature incorporating both natural and human-related phenomena, this has been discussed in greater detail. Further, it being a continuous process involving the political, environmental, social, and economic angles minimizing has been an impressive area of research all over the world so that lives can be enhanced and disasters can be minimized. As is usually understood by many individuals, disaster management involves reducing the occurrence of disasters but disaster being an unavoidable circumstance, disaster management deals with minimizing the effects of disaster.
Table of Content
- What is Disaster?
- Agencies involved in the management of disasters in India
- Financial arrangements under the Disaster Management Act
- Drawbacks of the Disaster Management Act
- Biological Disasters
- Legislations for prevention of biohazards in India
- Legal Framework for Biological Disasters
- Prevention of Biological Disasters
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