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Gujarat Pollution Control Board

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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

The Government of Gujarat constituted the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on 15 October 1974 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. 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.

GPCB has its Head Office in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and 27 Regional Offices in Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Godhra, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara and Vapi.[1]

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  1. ^ "About GPCB", Gujarat Pollution Control Board