Department of Environment (West Bengal)

Department of Environment 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”.

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.