Assam: Forest Department Shuffles Top IFS Officers in State

Staff reporter

Guwahati: The Department of Environment and Forest has reshuffled IFS officers on Wednesday. As per the notification issued by the department, the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Admn. & Vigilance), Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and head of Forest force (PCCF & HoFF), P.J. Vijayakar is allowed to hold the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Assam Climate Change Management Society, and Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wetland)-cum-Member Secretary, Assam State Wetlands Authority, in addition to his existing duties. He is relieved from the additional charge of Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (T), Lower Assam Zone.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & CEO compensatory Afforestation Fund management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam, Dr. Satyendra Singh is allowed to hold the additional charge of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (T), Lower Assam Zone, in addition to his existing duties. He is relieved from the additional charge of CEO, Assam Climate Change Management Society, office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam.

Additional PCCF (Legal & Wetlands), office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam, Vipin Kumar Bansal is transferred and posted as Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Council Head of Forest Department, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Diphu, with effect from the date of taking over charge by creating an ex-cadre post of Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & CHD, Karbi Anglong. The period of the ex-cadre post will be co-terminus with the tenure of the officer holding the post.

He is also allowed to hold the additional charge of Chief Conservator of Forests, Dima Hasao, Haflong, in addition to his existing duties.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PSD), Office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam, Anurag Singh is allowed to hold the additional charge of Project Director, Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC) Society, Assam, and Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Biodiversity) & Member Secretary, Assam State Biodiversity Board, in addition to his existing duties.

Chief Conservator of Forests (HQ), Office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam, Muanthang Tungnung has been transferred and posted as Chief Conservator of Forests, Research, Education, and Working Plan (RE & WP), Assam, and has an additional charge of Chief Conservator of Forests (Legal Cell) in the Office of the PCCF & HoFF, Assam.

Chief Conservator of Forests, RE & WP, Assam, Dr. C. Muthukumaravel is transferred and posted as Chief Conservator of Forests, Southern Assam Circle, Silchar. Deputy conservator of forests attached to APCCF, Upper Assam Zone, Jorhat, Jayanta Kumar Nath is transferred and posted as working plan officer, Lower Assam Circle, Guwahati.

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