GURUGRAM: While the state woodland department has deployed coverage watchers and recently even formed a special activity power for the Aravalis, no longer a lot has changed on the floor as it continues to stand scarcity of staff, finances and kit.
TOI visited six checkposts of the woodland department and found out the demanding situations confronted through coverage watchers and the newly formed activity power. While the staff at checkpoints situated with reference to the Raisina space complained about manpower scarcity, coverage watchers at many different checkposts mentioned they'd no longer been paid for the past 9 months. Also, no particular coaching and kit had been given to the safety watchers.
Suraj Kumar (title changed), who spends 12 hours at a checkpoint situated within the dense woodland, finds it difficult to control two square meals an afternoon as he has been looking ahead to his salary.
“The downside is I've been operating as a coverage watcher with the woodland department for the past 10 years. This is the only job I know. I've dedicated my life to save the dense woodland of this space. Villagers alert me as soon as they see any criminality within the space. However, my onerous paintings doesn’t seem to be excellent sufficient as I haven’t got any salary for the past 9 months. My senior officials once in a while lend a hand me with small sum of money,” he mentioned.
According to officials, the safety watchers are hired at a day-to-day salary of about Rs 318. “We had to close many checkpoints and withdraw coverage watchers closing yr. The ones, who're operating, are hoping to get their salaries soon. Whenever we visit the test issues, they ask us for the salaries. We still have no answers,” mentioned an legit, on condition of anonymity.
At many puts, the staff members don’t have even the fundamental equipment similar to walkie-talkie, cars to trip to their villages at night time and to chase stone and land mafia. “We all the time stay a watch over the movement of cars within the woodland space. However, it is difficult to chase a vehicle if its speeds into the woodland space. Also, giving information to the police become once in a while difficult. We all have mobile phones, however the community is not dependable within the woodland space,” mentioned any other coverage watcher.
Many additionally complained about the scarcity of staff. “Our test point is located at an overly a very powerful junction. One person mans the nakka all through the day and the other person comes at night time. Do you assume one person can deal with the land mafia that raise construction subject material in large cars? We have no equipment and we are scared. If we are two or 3 other people, we may be able to do our jobs more successfully. However, we still try our absolute best to give protection to the woodland,” mentioned any other coverage watcher, asking for anonymity.
Before 2017, there have been 4 to 5 coverage watchers in line with test submit, however the numbers have now come down to two to 3 coverage watchers. The transfer came after the monetary powers of the district woodland department have been curtailed and it was once made obligatory to liberate tenders to provide coverage watchers. However, in step with the authorities, the collection of coverage watchers has now been increased from 24 to 34 and the collection of test posts will soon be increased from 9 to 13.
TOI visited six checkposts of the woodland department and found out the demanding situations confronted through coverage watchers and the newly formed activity power. While the staff at checkpoints situated with reference to the Raisina space complained about manpower scarcity, coverage watchers at many different checkposts mentioned they'd no longer been paid for the past 9 months. Also, no particular coaching and kit had been given to the safety watchers.
Suraj Kumar (title changed), who spends 12 hours at a checkpoint situated within the dense woodland, finds it difficult to control two square meals an afternoon as he has been looking ahead to his salary.
“The downside is I've been operating as a coverage watcher with the woodland department for the past 10 years. This is the only job I know. I've dedicated my life to save the dense woodland of this space. Villagers alert me as soon as they see any criminality within the space. However, my onerous paintings doesn’t seem to be excellent sufficient as I haven’t got any salary for the past 9 months. My senior officials once in a while lend a hand me with small sum of money,” he mentioned.
According to officials, the safety watchers are hired at a day-to-day salary of about Rs 318. “We had to close many checkpoints and withdraw coverage watchers closing yr. The ones, who're operating, are hoping to get their salaries soon. Whenever we visit the test issues, they ask us for the salaries. We still have no answers,” mentioned an legit, on condition of anonymity.
At many puts, the staff members don’t have even the fundamental equipment similar to walkie-talkie, cars to trip to their villages at night time and to chase stone and land mafia. “We all the time stay a watch over the movement of cars within the woodland space. However, it is difficult to chase a vehicle if its speeds into the woodland space. Also, giving information to the police become once in a while difficult. We all have mobile phones, however the community is not dependable within the woodland space,” mentioned any other coverage watcher.
Many additionally complained about the scarcity of staff. “Our test point is located at an overly a very powerful junction. One person mans the nakka all through the day and the other person comes at night time. Do you assume one person can deal with the land mafia that raise construction subject material in large cars? We have no equipment and we are scared. If we are two or 3 other people, we may be able to do our jobs more successfully. However, we still try our absolute best to give protection to the woodland,” mentioned any other coverage watcher, asking for anonymity.
Before 2017, there have been 4 to 5 coverage watchers in line with test submit, however the numbers have now come down to two to 3 coverage watchers. The transfer came after the monetary powers of the district woodland department have been curtailed and it was once made obligatory to liberate tenders to provide coverage watchers. However, in step with the authorities, the collection of coverage watchers has now been increased from 24 to 34 and the collection of test posts will soon be increased from 9 to 13.
Funds crisis, staff crunch leave Aravalis vulnerable
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