Choubey before assuming charge, planted a tree sapling at the premises of Environment Ministry

Ashwini Kumar Choubey has assumed his charge as Minister of State (MoS) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in New Delhi. He was welcomed by Secretary, Ministry of Environment, RP Gupta and other senior officials of the Ministry.

Choubey before assuming charge, planted a tree sapling at the premises of Environment Ministry.

Speaking with the media on the occasion, the Minister thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the responsibility and said that in the last seven years the Environment Ministry has done many unprecedented works and emphasised that increasing the forest cover further would be a priority area.