Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, who assumed the charge Ministry of Environment and Forests on Wednesday, said she expects to continue the good work done by her predecessor, Mr Jairam Ramesh. “I am aware of the spectacular work done by this ministry and it is crucial and of absolute importance. This is a large ministry dealing with various subjects ranging from Ganges to animal welfare, forest and pollution,” an official statement quoting Ms Natarajan said. “I am determined to do work for national welfare. The future of the country depends on the work we do here and will give priority to environmental concerns,” Ms Natarajan told the officials of Environment Ministry in her first interaction after reviewing various programmes.
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