West Bengal Assembly today passed the West Bengal Green University Bill 2017 for setting up an environmental studies university at Hooghly district.
State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee tabled the Bill and it was passed while opposition Left Front and Congress boycotted the debate.
Chatterjee said West Bengal is the first state to have a university dedicated to environmental studies.
Two other bills to establish the Purba Medinipur University and the Jhargram University were also passed.
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