Department of Environment (West Bengal)

Department of Environment

Department overview
Formed	1982 (1982)
Jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal
Headquarters	Prani Sampad Bhavan, 5th Floor, LB-2, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700098
Minister responsible	Ratna De, Minister of State (Independent Charge)
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]

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