Chandigarh Gov Central Pollution Control Board has delegated all of its powers and functions under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee in the year 1992. As per decision of Coimbatore Charter, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee has been reconstituted to have wider technical representation.