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Department of Environment
File:Emblem of West Bengal.svg
Seal of West Bengal
Department overview
FormedTemplate:Start year
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[1] is a department jurisdicted by Government of West Bengal. It was establisted 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”.[2]

Ministrial Team and Activities

The activities of the department include: [2]

  • 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.[3]


References

  1. ↑ Official Website
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Department Details". wb.gov.in (Egiye Bangla). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ↑ All the Didi's men indiatoday.com