Jharkhand Government has finally notified the formation of steering committee for the Tiger Conservation Foundation. Sources said the demand for steering committee was long overdue.
The DFO Core of the Palamu Tiger Reserve Anil Kumar Mishra has confirmed the setting up of the steering committee.
Mishra said this steering committee will ease the work of reading works related to wild life, reserve, sanctuary, habitat, anti poaching drive, anti fire measures, grass land management, water body management and park of PTR.
The steering committee's chairman is the Chief Minister. The Forest and Environment Minister is deputy chairman or vice president while PCCF, principal secretary forest and environment, field director project tiger, DFOs of both Core and Buffer will be on the panel of the steering committee.
Among the Non-Governmental side the members are DS Srivastava, Satya Prakash and Mangal Oraon. Srivastava is from Palamu, Prakash from Hazaribag and Oraon is from latehar's Garu. The Government is yet to notify the governing body for the Tiger Conservation Foundation.