CM Rawat instructs all Forest Department.

  DMs to take effective steps to prevent forest fires

Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat has instructed all the District Magistrates to take effective steps to prevent the forest fire incidents. To review the incidents of forest fire, Chief Minister took a meeting of the Forest Department officials, in which all the District Magistrates were connected through video conferencing, at secretariat on Wednesday.

Taking to task the officials of the Forest Department, the Chief Minister asked them that what preparations they have made to prevent forest fires. He said that if the preparations were complete, why it failed to yield desired results. Snubbing the Nodal Officer, Forest Department V.P,Gupta and DFO Pauri, Chief Minister asked them to bring improvement in their functioning. He directed all the DMs that for the forest fires in their respective districts, accountability would be theirs. Chief Minister issued orders that performance, efforts to prevent the forest fires and their results would be registered in the Performance Appraisal Report of the Divisional Forest Officers. He said that DMs and Forest Department should connect with the local communities and with the assistance of the local populace, security of the forests can be ensured in an effective manner.

 Report of Amit Singh Negi for Idea for News from Dehradun/