It could badly affect the country's economy too. The CEA had made several unsuccessful attempts to overcome this situation due to the lack of proper guidance from the relevant authorities. We have to solve this issue in a harmonious way. Although environment is in the concurrent list, there should be a way out where PCs could have their own laws which are approved by acts of parliament. There is a good very reason for it.
Environment is a common heritage.
Air and water belong to the entire country. We should have an overall umbrella framework provided by the centre, which will protect this heritage in consultation with the provinces. In terms of this national umbrella framework the PCs should get the leadership in the their local peripheries for the protection of the environment. In the case of India, Australia, the USA and several other countries, the states or regional administrative bodies have a wide-range of devolved power on environment. But we should not forget that these are very large countries.