MANGALURU: With probabilities of wildfires increasing and the forest hearth that singed Bandipur range still recent in reminiscence, the forest department has its job minimize out.
However, the Mangaluru forest division is short-staffed to face such an eventuality.
There is a visible dearth within the strength of workforce below the rank of range forest officer (RFO) – from a deputy range forest officer (DRFO) to a forest watcher – who form the principle points of contact in case of an exigency. The general sanctioned workforce below RFO for Mangaluru division is 271. However, best 186 positions are lately crammed, constituting best 68.63% of the total sanctioned strength, in line with data obtained from the dept of forests.
In Subrahmanya sub division on my own, of the sanctioned strength of 29 DRFOs, as many as 20 positions are vacant. The huge canvas of 58,458 hectares of forest land, the absolute best among the three subdivisions in Mangaluru division – the other two being Puttur and Mangaluru subdivisions – is being maintained through best 9 DRFOs. The govt apathy against forests can additional be gauged from the fact that these 9 DRFOs are given best 40 of the 64 sanctioned forest guards and 10 forest watchers.
The Puttur subdivision is in dire need of some other 10 DRFOs with best 17 of the sanctioned strength of 27 lately shouldering the duty of tracking the health of 37,910 hectares of forests. They are assisted through 39 forest guards and 11 watchers.
The Mangaluru subdivision, encompassing 15,zero27 hectare land in Bantwal and Belthangady, fares quite higher on the subject of recruitment with 18 of the 25 DRFO posts being occupied. They are assisted through 36 of the sanctioned 39 forest guards and six of the total 10 sanctioned forest watchers.
Officials stated the government has been recruiting workforce on a regular basis. However, the dearth is because of the unwillingness of the recruits to serve in this part of the state. “We are now sending recent recruits on priority to those spaces so the health of forests in this region, too, is easily maintained,” V Karikalan, deputy conservator of forests, Mangaluru division, instructed TOI.
In a good building, the sub-division will get three anti-fire and anti-poaching watch towers, each at Belthangady, Subrahmanya and Uppinangady. Work referring to construction of those watch towers is sort of completed at Uppinangady and Belthangady while the only at Subrahmanya might be in a position soon, Karikalan stated.
However, the Mangaluru forest division is short-staffed to face such an eventuality.
There is a visible dearth within the strength of workforce below the rank of range forest officer (RFO) – from a deputy range forest officer (DRFO) to a forest watcher – who form the principle points of contact in case of an exigency. The general sanctioned workforce below RFO for Mangaluru division is 271. However, best 186 positions are lately crammed, constituting best 68.63% of the total sanctioned strength, in line with data obtained from the dept of forests.
In Subrahmanya sub division on my own, of the sanctioned strength of 29 DRFOs, as many as 20 positions are vacant. The huge canvas of 58,458 hectares of forest land, the absolute best among the three subdivisions in Mangaluru division – the other two being Puttur and Mangaluru subdivisions – is being maintained through best 9 DRFOs. The govt apathy against forests can additional be gauged from the fact that these 9 DRFOs are given best 40 of the 64 sanctioned forest guards and 10 forest watchers.
The Puttur subdivision is in dire need of some other 10 DRFOs with best 17 of the sanctioned strength of 27 lately shouldering the duty of tracking the health of 37,910 hectares of forests. They are assisted through 39 forest guards and 11 watchers.
The Mangaluru subdivision, encompassing 15,zero27 hectare land in Bantwal and Belthangady, fares quite higher on the subject of recruitment with 18 of the 25 DRFO posts being occupied. They are assisted through 36 of the sanctioned 39 forest guards and six of the total 10 sanctioned forest watchers.
Officials stated the government has been recruiting workforce on a regular basis. However, the dearth is because of the unwillingness of the recruits to serve in this part of the state. “We are now sending recent recruits on priority to those spaces so the health of forests in this region, too, is easily maintained,” V Karikalan, deputy conservator of forests, Mangaluru division, instructed TOI.
In a good building, the sub-division will get three anti-fire and anti-poaching watch towers, each at Belthangady, Subrahmanya and Uppinangady. Work referring to construction of those watch towers is sort of completed at Uppinangady and Belthangady while the only at Subrahmanya might be in a position soon, Karikalan stated.
DK forest department grapples with staff shortage
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