National green Tribunal is empowered to deal with civil cases under which of the following laws The ...........

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National green Tribunal is empowered to deal with civil cases under which of the following laws?

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977

1,2,3 4 and 5

1,2 and 4 only

2 and 3 only

2,4 and 5 only

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Explanation:

National Green Tribunal

It is a specialised body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.

With the establishment of the NGT, India became the third country in the world to set up a specialised environmental tribunal, only after Australia and New Zealand.

India is the first developing country take such a step.

The NGT has five benches.

New Delhi is the Principal place of sitting.

Other 4 benches are- Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.

The NGT deals with civil cases under 7 laws related to the environment, these include:

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977,

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980,

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,

The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991