Department overview | |
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Formed | 1992 |
Jurisdiction | Government of West Bengal |
Headquarters | Mayukh Bhawan (Top Floor), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 |
Minister responsible |
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Department executives |
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Website | Official Website |
Department of Sundarban Affairs [1] is a ministerial office jurisdicted by the Government of West Bengal. It is mainly used for promoting social, economic and cultural advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the districts of North & South 24 Parganas.
In terms of Rules of Business framed under Article 166(3) of the Constitution of India , this department performs the following functions of the Government: [2]
i) Livelihoods:--> Agriculture, Pisciculture, Forestry;
ii) Water supply and sanitation;
iii) Disaster risk management and erosion control ;
iv) Energy ;
v) Transportation;
vi) Education;
vii) Awareness creation etc in the Sundarban areas of the District of North and South 24 Parganas.
Department overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1992 |
Jurisdiction | Government of West Bengal |
Headquarters | Mayukh Bhawan (Top Floor), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 |
Minister responsible |
|
Department executives |
|
Website | Official Website |
Department of Sundarban Affairs [1] is a ministerial office jurisdicted by the Government of West Bengal. It is mainly used for promoting social, economic and cultural advancement of people residing in the Sundarban areas of the districts of North & South 24 Parganas.
In terms of Rules of Business framed under Article 166(3) of the Constitution of India , this department performs the following functions of the Government: [2]
i) Livelihoods:--> Agriculture, Pisciculture, Forestry;
ii) Water supply and sanitation;
iii) Disaster risk management and erosion control ;
iv) Energy ;
v) Transportation;
vi) Education;
vii) Awareness creation etc in the Sundarban areas of the District of North and South 24 Parganas.