Chhattisgarh became the overall champion for the 12th time in the recently held 26th All India Forest Sports Competition at Panchkula in Haryana.
Chhattisgarh retained the first position by winning 129 medals, beating its nearest rival Karnataka.
Expressing delight over the achievement, Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar has congratulated the Forest Department.
Encouraging the players, he said Chhattisgarh was proud of their excellent showing.
The Forest Department has also performed well departmental work. As a result, the Forest Department has been awarded nine awards at the national level.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief of the Forest Force V. Srinivasa Rao and Nodal Officer APCCF Sunil Mishra also expressed their happiness over the success of the Chhattisgarh Forest Department team.
The All India Forest Sports Competition organizes indoor games like tennis, table tennis, badminton, swimming, carrom, chess, weightlifting, power lifting, kabaddi as well as sports like cricket, football, basketball, hockey, golf and athletics.