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31cooling water intakes. As the Regional Laboratory of ESCAP since 1971, CWPRS hasoffered its services to a number of projects in the neighbourhood as well as in countries inMiddle East and Africa.Kolkata Port Trust72. KPT has two dock systems – the Calcutta dock system and Haldia dock system. Boththese port system require hydrographic data regularly for safe navigation. The Marinedepartment of the Trust as well as its Hydraulic Study Unit provides the necessary vital input.River training work for adequate draft in the approaches of the dock systems in the Hugliestuary are carried out by the Trust. Haldia dock system occupies and uses vital stretches ofthe coastal area.Eastern Regional office of Central Pollution Control Board73. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was constituted in September, 1974 underthe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrustedwith the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.Principal functions of the CPCB are (i) to promote cleanliness of streams and wells indifferent areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and (ii)to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.Important projects of Kolkata Zonal Office during 2006-2007 include Environment status ofbeaches in the Eastern Zone, Studies on Environmental Status of Coastal aquacultureincluding Effluent Treatment System in West Bengal & Orissa, Studies on Marine Debris,Status of fish processing industries in Orissa & West Bengal.D.2.3 Government of West Bengal74. Several departments of the Government of West Bengal play important roles in themanagement of coastal areas of West Bengal. They are as follows:Department of Environment75. The Environment Department was created on 02/06/1982 with the followingbusiness: Environment & Ecology, Prevention and Control of Pollution of Air, Water andLand, Co-ordination between Departments & Agencies of the State and the UnionGovernment concerned with policies and schemes relating to environment and all matters31