Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Gujarat Pollution Control Board
ગુજરાત પ્રદૂષણ નિયંત્રણ બોર્ડ
Agency overview
Formed15 October 1974 (1974-10-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of Gujarat
Headquarters
  • Gujarat 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 Gujarat 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 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 cities such as Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Godhra, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara and Vapi.

See also

References

  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