Minister for Forests M.S.M. Anandan on Monday inaugurated the 18-month certificate course for Forest Range Officer trainees at Tamil Nadu Forest Academy, marking the revival of the institute’s training programme for officers from other States after a gap of 27 years.
Thirty nine trainees including 6 women from Andaman Nicobar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been selected for the training.
According to S. Balaji, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, this training session is to ensure the physical and mental fitness of the forest rangers to help them reach their maximum potential.
Mr. Anandan also gave away cheques paid in as solatium for loss of lives, injuries caused and damage to crops in human – animal conflict situations. As many as 80 persons were given Rs 23.5 lakh as relief. An interactive session with NGOs and farmers was organised at the 4{+t}{+h}annual consultative and review meeting of Tamil Nadu Biodiversity and Greening Project Scheme held immediately after the inauguration of the training programme.
Hansraj Varma, Principal Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government Environment and Forest Department, V. K. Melkani, IFS Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Chief Wildlife Warden and Head of Forest Force, Rama Kant Ohja, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, took part.
The last batch from other States that underwent training in the Academy was during 1987-88 and it had 42 trainees from 6 States.
Source : The Hindu
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