Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force Shri Ramesh Kumar Gupta has said that the personnel of the Forest Department set an excellent example of devotion to duty by sacrificing their lives for the protection of forests and conservation of wildlife of the state.
The department is proud of the sacrifice of such martyred forest personnel. On the occasion of National Forest Martyrs Day, Gupta was felicitating the kin of the forest personnel, who were martyred while on duty, at the Forest Rest House Complex located at Char Imli.
In the programme, the kin of three martyred forest personnel were honoured with a cheque of `one lakh each and a citation. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Shri Alok Kumar along with officers and employees of the Forest Department were present.
Shaheed Madan Lal Verma: Madanlal Verma, working as a forest guard in the Forest Division, Dewas, attained martyrdom when he was shot on February 4, 2021, during an encounter with wild animal hunters in Ratanpur beat of Punjapura circle of the forest area. Divisional Forest Officer, Dewas has issued orders to name Ratanpur beat after Martyr Madanlal Verma on the day of Martyrs Day of forest workers.
Shaheed Raj Parikshit: Raj Parikshit Bhatt, working as a forest guard in Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad, attained martyrdom on May 5, 2021 during efforts to control the fire accident in the forest area.
Shaheed Suryaprakash Ade: Suryaprakash Ade, who was working as a forest guard in the Balaghat forest division, had attained martyrdom in an attempt to control the fire accident that took place on April 12, 2021 in the forest area.