The State Vigilance Department conducted a two-day training programme on anti-corruption laws and forest offences
for Odisha Forest Service officers at the State Vigilance Academy here on May 26 and 27 .
Vigilance Director YK Jethwa inaugurated the training programme and advised the forest officers to focus on preventive vigilance and improving transparency, a core agenda under the 5T framework of the State Government.
He added that prevention of leakage in execution of forest projects required close supervision and audit and such training would provide tools to the officers towards effective administration.
Among others, former DGP Dr Anup Pattanaik, former IFS officer Prabhakar Behera, Dr Arun Mishra, former Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence DGP M Akhaya spoke on various aspects of the subject.