Department of Environment (West Bengal)

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Department of Environment
Department overview
Formed1982 (1982)
Jurisdiction Government 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
Website Official Website

Department of Environment [1] 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". [2]

Ministerial team and activities

The activities of the department include: [2]

The current Minister in charge is Somen Mahapatra. [3]


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References

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