Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said for Climate Change.
Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu called for involving local people, panchayats and local bodies in forest conservation
The Vice- President Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Governor Dr. K. K. Paul, Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan jointly lighted the traditional lamp to inaugurate the convocation ceremony of IFS (Indian Forest Service) Probationers at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), convocation hall in Dehradun on Wednesday..
The local people, panchayats and local bodies to be sensitive to conserve forest: Vice-President
In his convocation address, Vice-President Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu said that those states which are doing good work in conserving forest which should be given its benefits and rewarded with incentives. He said that to preserve forests, the local people, panchayats and local bodies should be made sensitive and they be given ‘operational rights’. He said that this will give encourage to the states and the people to increase green cover. The vice-president said that it is important to save forests for our children and coming generations. Calling upon the forest Probationers to work with dedication for the country, Vice-President said that along with forest conservation it is important to turn every national programme into a people’s movement. He said that the emancipation of the man standing last in row in the society should be the aim. He said that forest means “ Far from rest ” and urged the forest officers to work with the people and for their betterment.
Need to implement ‘Green Accounting’: Governor
Uttarakhand Governor Dr. K.K. Paul congratulated passed out IFS Probationers and said that professional and trained foresters can understand the problem of forest. He said that Doon valley is known as the ‘Cradle for Indian Forestry’. He said ‘Chipko Movement’ which was started for environment conservation is being considered as model in the entire world and was started in Himalaya. He said that forest officers should use intense scientific techniques and social-economic inputs for forest conservation.
Use of new techniques necessary to conserve environment: Chief Minister
Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat congratulated probationers, and said that hard work, and dedication has finally paid off today but this day is also adding to their responsibilities. He said that long and challenging career is waiting them. He said that importance of forest has been increasing every day and urged upon the young officers to
To check climate change, conserving forest a must: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan congratulated Young Probationers on the successful completion of the training. In his address, Dr Harsh Vardhan spoke on the need of strengthening those community relying on forest for their livelihood, long term beneficial goal from forest, developing income generating source for villagers, and to work to check climate change and to work towards forest conservation. He hoped that young officers would prove their worth.
A total of 53 IFS trainees passed out today.
Dr Shashi Kumar, Director of Indira Gandhi forest Academy informed that for the 2016-18 professional course, Five officers from Uttar Pradesh, six from Bihar, three each from Delhi and Punjab, while one from West Bengal, seven from Rajasthan, one from Madhya Pradesh, six from Tamil Nadu and two trainees were from Jharkhand. Out of these, four are from Maharashtra, three from Karnataka, four from Andhra Pradesh, two from Haryana and four from Telangana were awarded honours diplomas.
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