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Department of Environment (West Bengal)

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State government department in West Bengal, India

Department of Environment
Department overview
Formed1982 (1982)
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersPrani Sampad Bhavan, 5th Floor, LB-2, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700098
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Sri Vivek Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary
WebsiteOfficial Website

Department of Environment is a department in the jurisdiction of the Government of West Bengal. It was established in 1982. The department is headed by a Minister in Charge, with Principal Secretary as administrative head. Their vision is "Building Environment Smart and Climate Change Resilient West Bengal".

Ministerial team and activities

The activities of the department include:

  • Preservation of environment and ecology.
  • Prevention and control of pollution of air, water and land.
  • Co-ordination between departments and agencies of the State and the Union Government concerned with the policies and schemes relating to environment.
  • Acting as the nodal department for climate change related activities in the state of West Bengal.

The current Minister in charge is Somen Mahapatra.


References

  1. Official Website
  2. ^ "Department Details". wb.gov.in (Egiye Bangla). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. All the Didi's men indiatoday.com
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