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ABOUT ENVIS
ENVIS is a decentralized system with a network of distributed subject
oriented Centers ensuring integration of national efforts in
environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval
and dissemination to all concerned.
Realizing
the importance of Environmental Information, the Government of
India, in December, 1982, established an
Environmental Information System
(ENVIS) as a plan programme. The focus of ENVIS since inception has
been on providing environmental information to decision makers, policy
planners, scientists and engineers, research workers, etc. all over
the country.
Presently
the ENVIS network consists of Focal Point at the Ministry of
Environment and Forest and ENVIS Centers setup in different
organizations/establishments in the country in selected areas of
environment. These Centers have been set up in the areas of pollution
control, toxic chemicals, central and offshore ecology,
environmentally sound and appropriate technology, bio-degradation of
wastes and environment management, etc. ENVIS focal point ensures
integration of national efforts in environmental information
collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all
concerned.
The ENVIS Sikkim Center
This center is functioning under Forest,
Environment and Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim.
Subject Area
“On Status of Environment and Related Issues”
Location
The Center has been established at the Ground Floor of the Annex- II,
Forest Secretariat, Deorali, Gangtok 737 102.
Administration
The
center is functioning under the over all administration of the
PCCF-cum-Secretary, Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management
Department, with the supervision and guidance of Additional PCCF,
Conservator of Forests of Environment sector. The day to day affairs
of the ENVIS center are being managed by Conservator of Forests,
Land Use and Environment, who is also the Programme
coordinator for ENVIS Sikkim Center. There are three project staff
working under the center to look after the needs of collection,
compilation, database development, updating of information on the
database and in websites, etc.,
ENVIS Team
1. Mr. C. Lachungpa, IFS Programme Coordinator
2. Mr. Rajen Pradhan
Programme Officer
3. Ms. Sandhya Pradhan Technical Project Associate
4. Mr. Laxuman Darnal
IT
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