Yadav’s to-do list: End labour pain, ensure greener world

NEW DELHI: Bhupender Yadav, the new environment minister, took charge of his ministry on Thursday amid challenges to deliver on multiple fronts. Earlier in the day, the minister took charge of the labour and employment ministry.
As environment minister, Yadav will have to focus his attention on taking strict air pollution abatement measures in cities, striking a balance between development needs and environment protection, and ensuring India reaches its goals under different global commitments on biodiversity and climate change.
After taking charge, Yadav, a member of the Rajya Sabha, said he would make all efforts to deliver on the responsibilities given to him by the PM Modi. Before assuming charge, he planted a sapling inside the premises of environment ministry at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in Jor Bagh in south Delhi. “Before taking charge as Union minister, had the privilege of meeting BJP President @JPNadd ji. Also, met my organisational colleagues. I offer my thanks to each one of them for their trust and guidance,” he tweeted.
Yadav, who replaced Santosh Kumar Gangwar as labour minister, joined the ministry along with his deputy Rameshwar Teli. Yadav joins the environment ministry at a time when it is facing flak for diversion of wildlife habitat and forest lands for different infrastructure works during the pandemic-hit year when movement was restricted to assess the ground situation before taking any key decision.
“The government is committed to sustainable development,” he tweeted.