Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 21: A group of 38 Indian Forest Service Probationers of the 2013 Batch from the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, currently on a tour to Jammu and Kashmir, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor, at the Raj Bhavan.
The Governor, while interacting with the IFS Probationers, observed, “we must protect our forest wealth as it is very important for the survival of human and animal life on the planet earth”. He stressed that the preservation of forests is deeply connected with protection and preservation of environment and ecology and issues of climate change.
Replying to the queries from the Probationers on a wide range of subjects, the Governor observed that the unfortunate situation which had prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir in the past years had resulted not only in huge human and economic losses but also caused severe damage to forest wealth. He said that, with the return of normalcy, high attention is now being devoted to the conservation and regeneration of forests in the State. The Governor, who is Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, referred to the initiatives being taken by the Board for the conservation and promotion of green cover in the entire Shrine area in the Trikuta Hills.
Urging the future Forest Administrators to work with dedication for the conservation and enlargement of forests, the Governor said that there is immediate need for devising and enforcing appropriate strategies to effectively deal with the issue of Global Warming.
The Governor enquired from the Probationers the places which they had so far visited in J&K and other States during their tour and shared with them his own experiences of working in the high altitude areas in the years past.
Abhay Kumar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Rakesh K. Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Governor, were present on the occasion.
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