Abstract
Pollution control is impossible without the establishment of adequate legislative and institutional bases in a country. Information on the history and status of various regulatory and economic measures so far used for water pollution control in South and East Asian countries have been analyzed and presented after rigorous search of literatures and country-based documents. Data and information are mainly presented in compiled form to make it a reference to understand the regional profile in this regard. Environmental administration and legislation are growing in almost all the countries, however, present status mainly resembles varying according to the socio-economic development level of the countries.
