Environment and Forests Department (Tamil Nadu)
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Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters | Chennai |
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Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Website | Environment and Forests Department |
The Department of Environment and Forests of State of Tamil Nadu is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
History
The Department of Environment was created in 1995 as the Nodal Department for environmental management of the state.[1]
Sub-departments
Name | Website |
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Tamil Nadu Environment Department[2] | http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ |
Tamil Nadu Forest Department[3] | https://web.archive.org/web/20131020195613/http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/ |
Undertakings and bodies
Name | Website |
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Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited | http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/ |
Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN) | http://www.tafcorn.tn.gov.in/ |
Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited (TANTEA) | http://www.tantea.co.in/ |
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board | http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/ |
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)[4] | https://www.tn.gov.in/detail_contact/91387/5/ |
Present Ministers for Forests
- Dindigul C. Sreenivasan (since 23 May 2016)
Former Ministers for Forests
- 2006 - 2011
- 2011 - 2016
Present Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control
Former Ministers for Environment and Pollution Control
- 2006 - 2011
- 2011 - 2016
See also
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
- Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
- Department of Finance (Kerala)
- Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) Forest Science Centres
References
- ^ "Department History" (PDF). tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Sub-Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Sub - Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "organisations under the E & F Department" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
External links
- Environment and Forests Department
- http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_eandf.htm (RTI Site of the Environment and Forests Department, Tamil Nadu)
- http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)