NAGPUR: In a major reshuffle in Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre, seven chief conservators of forests (CCFs), 19 conservators of forests (CFs) and three deputy conservators were shifted on Wednesday. Mantralaya officials claimed the transfers to be routine and said more were in the pipeline.
According to reliable sources, SWH Naqvi, CCF (HRM), Nagpur, has been shifted to Pune as social forestry director (SFD). He will be replaced by Prakash Thosre, who is SFD director. Amravati territorial CCF S D Sontakke has been shifted to Aurangabad. He will be replaced by Sarjan Bhagat, general manager of Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM), Nagpur. Shree Bhagwan, CCF at Thane, will replace Bhagat at FDCM. Suresh Thorat has been shifted from Borivali to Thane while he will be replaced by Sarvesh Kumar from Aurangabad.
Sources informed that among CFs Mohan Jha, field director of Pench tiger reserve, has been shifted but his posting is awaited. He will be replaced by A Ashraf, joint director of social forestry, Aurangabad. Sanjay Thakre, field director of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), has also been shifted to FDCM as regional manager (headquarters). V K Sinha, who is in FDCM, will replace Thakre. Thakre's exit comes as post of Tadoba CF is to be upgraded to CCF rank.
Gorewada zoo director A R Mande has been shifted to working plan, Amravati. He will be replaced by BSK Reddy, who is working in PCCF's office. Similarly, R S Yadav, who headed the North Chandrapur Circle, has been brought to PCCF's office as CF JFM-II. Yadav will be replaced by GRK Rao. C S Gajbhiye, who looked after JFM II, has been shifted to HRD in PCCF's office.
Sources informed that F S Jafry of working plan, Nagpur, has been shifted as joint director, social forestry, Pune. He will be replaced by T K Choubey. Virendra Tiwari, who was with working plan, Amravati, has been shifted as CF (tendu), Nagpur. YLP Rao, who headed Kolhapur wildlife division, will be replaced by M K Rao. YLP Rao has been shifted to Nagpur in land record department in place of PCS Singh. Singh has been transferred to Chandrapur in silviculture.
The three deputy conservators shifted include Anwar Jamal Ahmed to Alibagh, S U Hiwlekar to Shahapur and D B Shrikhande to Pandharkawda. Shrikhande has been posted in place of Gopal Kale, who had committed suicide a few months ago. Head of forest force C S Joshi was not available for comments.
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