The Goa state Pollution Control Board constituted on 1-7-88 by the State Government under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, is the competent body entrusted with the functions relevant to control of water and air pollution. The specific objective of the Board is to maintain quality of water and air within the State. In pursuance to these functions the Pollution Control Board scrutinizes every industrial proposal within the State, from the point of view of minimizing Environmental pollution due to liquid effluent, solid waste or gaseous emissions