"Environmental problems are really social problems. They begin with people as the cause, and end with people as victims. They are usually born of ignorance and apathy. It is people who create a bad environment and a bad environment brings out the worst in people. Man and nature need each other, and by hurting one we wound the other......"

U.P Pollution Control Board is a statutory organization entrusted to implement Environmental Laws and rules within the jurisdiction of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. U.P. Water Pollution Prevention and Control Board, constituted on February 3, 1975, initially under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act., 1974, was consequently rechristened as U.P. Pollution Control Board on 13th July,1982, subsequent to the enactment of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The Board was also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 along with other responsibilities under the Environmental Protection Act, 1986.

Principal functions of the Board , as spelt out in the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 is the prevention , control and abatement of water and air pollution. The main effort of the board is to assist the industries and entrepreneurs to discharge their daily basic obligations to safe guard environment.

The Water and Air Quality monitoring is an important part of the Environmental Management. It also provides background data needed for industrial siting and town planning. Board is regularly quality monitoring the major surface water bodies at 34 places and ambient air quality at 19 places in the state.

U.P. Pollution Control Board function's through its 25 Regional Offices spread all over the state along with its Head Office at PICUP Bhawan, B-Block, III Floor , Vibhuti Khand , Gomti Nagar, Lucknow (India).