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The '''Environment and Forests Department [Tamil Nadu]''', is an [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] government ministry.
The '''Environment and Forests Department [Tamil Nadu]''', is a [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] government ministry.


== History ==
== History ==
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|Tamil Nadu Environment Department<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/eandf/handbook-eandf.pdf|work=tn.gov.in|title= Sub-Departments of the E & F Department|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref>
|Tamil Nadu Environment Department<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/eandf/handbook-eandf.pdf|work=tn.gov.in|title= Sub-Departments of the E & F Department|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref>
|http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/
|http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520152217/http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ |date=20 May 2013 }}
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|[[Tamil Nadu Forest Department]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/eandf/handbook-eandf.pdf|work=tn.gov.in|title= Sub - Departments of the E & F Department|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref>
|[[Tamil Nadu Forest Department]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/eandf/handbook-eandf.pdf|work=tn.gov.in|title= Sub - Departments of the E & F Department|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref>
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|Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited
|Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited
|http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/
|http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428144838/http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/ |date=28 April 2012 }}
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|Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN)
|Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN)
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== Present Ministers for Forests ==
== Present Ministers for Forests ==
*[[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C. Sreenivasan]] (since 23 May 2016)
*[[C. Ramachandran]] (since 2021)


=== Former Ministers for Forests ===
=== Former Ministers for Forests ===
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** [[N. Selvaraj]]
** [[N. Selvaraj]]
* 2011 - 2016
* 2011 - 2016
** [[B. V. Ramanaa]]
*[[B. V. Ramanaa]]
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*
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** 2016 - 2021
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**[[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C. Sreenivasan]]
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== Present Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control ==
== Present Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control ==
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu state government departments]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu state government departments]]
[[Category:State forest departments of India|Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:State forest departments of India|Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Subnational environment ministries|Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Environment of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Environment of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

Latest revision as of 08:13, 21 May 2022

Department of Environment and Forests of State of Tamil Nadu
TamilNadu Logo.svg
Agency overview
Formed1995
(30 years ago) (1995)
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Ministers responsible
  • K. Ramachandran, Minister Forests Department
  • siva v.maiyanathan, Minister of Environment department
Agency executive
  • Supriya Sahu, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteEnvironment and Forests Department

The Environment and Forests Department [Tamil Nadu], is a Tamil Nadu government ministry.

History[edit]

The Department of Environment was created in 1995 as the Nodal Department for environmental management of the state.[1]

Sub-departments[edit]

Name Website
Tamil Nadu Environment Department[2] http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ Archived 20 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Tamil Nadu Forest Department[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20131020195613/http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/

Undertakings and bodies[edit]

Name Website
Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/ Archived 28 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN) http://www.tafcorn.tn.gov.in/
Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited (TANTEA) http://www.tantea.co.in/
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)[4] https://www.tn.gov.in/detail_contact/91387/5/

Present Ministers for Forests[edit]

Former Ministers for Forests[edit]

Present Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control[edit]

Former Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Department History" (PDF). tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sub-Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sub - Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "organisations under the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

External links[edit]

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