Department of Environment (West Bengal)

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]

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

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]