Environment and Forests Department (Tamil Nadu)
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Formed | 1995 |
Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters | Chennai |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Website | Environment and Forests Department |
The Environment and Forests Department [Tamil Nadu], is an Tamil Nadu government ministry.
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/ Archived 20 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine |
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/ Archived 28 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
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[]
- C. Ramachandran (since 2021)
Former Ministers for Forests[]
- 2006 - 2011
- 2011 - 2016
- B. V. Ramanaa
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- 2016 - 2021
- Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
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)
Categories:
- Tamil Nadu state government departments
- State forest departments of India
- Environment of Tamil Nadu
- 1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu