Jump to content

Gujarat Pollution Control Board

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gujarat Pollution Control Board
ગુજરાત પ્રદૂષણ નિયંત્રણ બોર્ડ
Agency overview
Formed15 October 1974 (1974-10-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of Gujarat
HeadquartersGujarat Pollution Control Board Paryavaran Bhavan, Sector-10A, Gandhinagar-382010.
Agency executive
  • R. B. Barad IAS, Chairman
Websitehttps://gpcb.gujarat.gov.in/webcontroller/page/head-office

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is Gujrat state Board it was constituted the on 15 October 1974 by The Government of Gujarat with a view to protect the environment, prevent and control the pollution of water in the State of Gujarat, that occupies a prominent niche in progressive and industrial development of the country.[1] The Board has been over the years entrusted with the Central Acts and relevant Rules for pollution control as notified thereof from time to time.[2]

GPCB has its Head Office in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and 27 Regional Offices in Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Godhra, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara and Vapi.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "GPCB & cycling community rally for environment". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Gujarat plans 3,000cr clean air initiative". The Times of India. 6 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ "About GPCB", Gujarat Pollution Control Board
[edit]