Indian Forest Service officers Moris Nandi and Anita Nandi have been promoted to the post of Chief Conservators of Forest. Proposal for promotion of three Chief Conservators of Forest-level officers to the post of Additional Principal Chief Conservators of Forest has been sent to the Central Government.
The 1991-batch IFS officer Moris Nandi is at present posted as Conservator of Forest in Jagadalpur. After his promotion, he will be posted as Chief Conservator of Forest Jagadalpur Forest circle. The Government already had taken decision to post Chief Conservators of Forest in forest circles. Besides Jagadalpur and Kanker, Chief Conservators of Forest had been posted in all other forest circles.
It has been said that a proposal had been sent to the Central Government for the promotion of 1987 batch IFS officers Sanjay Shukla, Jitendra Kumar and Rajesh Govardhan to the post of Additional Principal Chief Conservators of Forest.
The Central Government, in its cadre revision had increased the number of posts of additional principal chief conservators of forest. On getting permission from the Centre, the three officers would be promoted. However, the issue of promotion of principal chief conservator of forest is pending.
According to departmental sources, after the retirement of 1978 batch IFS officer Dhirendra Sharma from the post of principal chief conservator of forest, appointment to the vacant post has been pending. It has been said that in the seniority list, the name of additional principal chief conservator Anup Bhalla is on the top, but the issue of purchase of gas stove is going on against him. In this issue, a proposal is there to initiate departmental enquiry against Bhalla, however, a decision could be taken in this issue soon.
If Bhalla is deprived of promotion, Dr BN Dwivedi could be promoted. At present, the charge of managing director laghu Vanopaj Sangh is with the present principal chief conservator of forest AK Singh. Singh will be retired in July, as such, it is assumed that promotion to both the posts could be done next month.