Environment and Forests Department (Tamil Nadu)

Environment and Forests Department of State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Ministers responsible	K. T. Pachaimal^[1], Minister for Forests M. C. Sampath^[2], Minister for Environment
Agency executive	Thiru C.V Sankar IAS^[3], Principal Secretary (India)
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	www.tn.gov.in/departments/eandf.html

The Environment and Forests Department 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.^[4]

Sub-departments

Name	Website
Department of Environment^[5]	http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/
Tamil Nadu Forest Department^[6]	http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/

Undertakings and bodies

Name	Website
Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited	http://www.arasurubber.tn.nic.in/
Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN)
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)^[7]

Ministers (2011-present)

B. V. Ramanaa, Minister for Forests
K. T. Pachaimal, Minister for Environment

Former ministers (2006-2011)

N. Selvaraj, Minister for Forests
T. P. M. Mohideen Khan, Minister for Environment

References

↑ "Minister for Forests". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Minister for Environment". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Principal Secretary to the Government". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Department History" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Sub-Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Sub - Departments of the E & F Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "organisations under the E & F Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)

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)

Government Departments of Tamil Nadu

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