The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Uttarakhand, RBS Rawat retired on Friday after a career spanning thirty six years.
Shortly after his superannuation ceremony Rawat addressed the media where he said that the forests of Uttarakhand are unique due to the rich bio diversity they possessed and every possible effort should be made to preserve them. Giving the example of bio diversity of the State he said that the forests of Uttarakhand have snow leopards in upper reaches of Himalayas and the Asiatic elephants in the Tarai forests The outgoing PCCF highlighted the role of public participation in saving the forests; he advised the forest department personnel to interact with the local population and understand their problems.
The outgoing PCCF was felicitated by the senior officers of the forest department and employee unions on the occasion. SS Sharma took over the charge of new Principal Chief Conservator from Rawat who headed the forest department of the State for almost four years.