Correct Answer - Option 1 : Nagpur
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute:
- The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by the Government of India.
- It was established in Nagpur in 1958 with a focus on water supply, sewage disposal, communicable diseases, and to some extent on industrial pollution and occupational diseases found common in post-independent India.
- NEERI is a pioneer laboratory in the field of environmental science and engineering and part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). NEERI has five zonal laboratories in Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai. NEERI falls under the Ministry of Science and Technology (India) of the central government.
- The NEERI is an important partner organization in India's POPs national implementation plan (NIP).
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.
