A total of 53 IFS trainees passed out today from Indira Gandhi forest Academy
Dr Shashi Kumar, Director of Indira Gandhi forest Academy informed that for the 2016-18 professional course, Five officers from Uttar Pradesh, six from Bihar, three each from Delhi and Punjab, while one from West Bengal, seven from Rajasthan, one from Madhya Pradesh, six from Tamil Nadu and two trainees were from Jharkhand. Out of these, four are from Maharashtra, three from Karnataka, four from Andhra Pradesh, two from Haryana and four from Telangana were awarded honours diplomas. Two foreign trainees from Bhutan also passed out today.
Uttarakhand Governor Dr. K.K. Paul congratulated passed out IFS Probationers and said that, “Doon valley is known as the ‘Cradle for Indian Forestry’. ‘Chipko Movement’ which was started for environment conservation is being considered as model in the entire world and was started in Himalaya. Forest officers should use intense scientific techniques and social-economic inputs for forest conservation.”
Uttarakhand Chief Minister congratulated probationers, and said, “that importance of forest has been increasing every day and urged upon the young officers to contribute to forest conservation. He said 71 percent of the lands in Uttarakhand are under forest cover. He hoped that newly passed out Officers would work towards new technologies and research.
Referring to Uttarkashi eco- sensitize zone, Chief Minister said that there is need to use new technologies for the welfare of society without disturbing the environment. He stressed upon the need to use new technologies in checking incidents of forest fires. He said that less number of forest fire incidents is reported this year since the state government has introduced many steps to check forest fires.
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan congratulated Young Probationers on the successful completion of the training. In his address, Dr Harsh Vardhan spoke on the need of strengthening those community relying on forest for their livelihood, long term beneficial goal from forest, developing income generating source for villagers, and to work to check climate change and to work towards forest conservation. He hoped that young officers would prove their worth.
