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Dr. V.K. Rajeev leads environment and climate policy — action against polluting units, new air-quality monitoring, and climate-resilience programmes for schools and cities.
The big numbers
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Announced 80 continuous air-quality stations (₹8 crore), a ₹2 crore City Biodiversity Index for 24 corporations, 200 Blue-Green school campuses and five colleges each year, six Climate Resilience Centres, five mobile monitoring vehicles, five emergency response centres, green-rating incentives for industry and a climate e-learning platform.
Source: Dinamani · The New Indian Express
Said projects that harm the environment or fishermen will not be allowed (Parangipettai hydrocarbon wells); after mass fish deaths in the Kosasthalaiyar river, formed a four-member expert committee — preliminary findings pointed to sewage and low oxygen, which fishers disputed.
Source: ThePrint (PTI) · India Live
Launched a portal easing compliance for low-pollution industries and the Manali–Ennore Remediation and Restoration Council website; met 48 new TNPCB recruits.
Source: TNTrack
Led awareness events in Mylapore and Koyambedu urging a switch from single-use plastic to cloth bags.
Source: TNTrack
Launched a postgraduate diploma in Climate Change and Sustainability for the Chief Minister’s Green Fellows.
Source: ThePrint (PTI)
Released the Nilgiri tahr survey with the Forest Minister, and a Cool Roof Coating SOP and coral reef restoration guidelines.
Source: TN State Wetlands Authority
Inspected dyeing, bleaching and tannery units in Erode, Kumarapalayam and Pallipalayam; power was cut to 22 defaulting units and five unauthorised units removed.
Source: India Live · The Times of India
Sworn in during the second phase of the Cabinet on 21 May 2026 and allocated Environment, the Pollution Control Board and Climate Change.
Source: Govt press release No. 40
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