Governor Balramji Das Tandon on Wednesday met the Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationary officers in Raj Bhavan here and called upon them to dedicate themselves for conserving environment.
The IFS batch of 2016 is now on a three-day 'Study Tour' to Chhattisgarh.
The Governor said that the country and the society had placed enormous responsibility on the Forest Service officers. They should fulfill with talent and foresight.
Senior officers of the Forest Department were also present.
He said that entire world is debating the environmental imbalance-pollution and negative effects of it. Conserving environment is like saving our lifeline.
Additional CS (Forests) C. K. Khaitan said that the probationary forest officers would be acquainted with Hariyala Prasar Yojana, Harihar Chhattisgarh Yojana, Botanical Gardens and various developmental works in Naya Raipur. The officers are being trained at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun. The officers are from Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and one officer from Bhutan.