Climate Change Cell, Odisha

Shri Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia

Hon'ble Minister (Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department)
Sri Satyabrata Sahu, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary to Government

(Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department)

Implementing Departments

Prepare regional sustainable mining plans
Devise a mechanism for green belt development and maintenance in mining clusters
Create an environmental restoration fund supported by contributions from mining companies
Prepare an action plan for reclamation and rehabilitation of old abandoned mines.
Construct rest shelters with plantations in mining areas to provide shelter during heat wave conditions
Supply drinking water in the vicinity of mining clusters
Explore cleaner technologies and best practices in coal mining.
Conduct a study to determine the potential of coal bed methane in the coal fields of Odisha
Develop a methodology to measure, monitor, and verify the amount of carbon sequestered by plantation programmes in the mining sector.