A group of officers of the Indian Forest Service today called on Governor Phagu Chauhan at the Raj Bhavan.
The officers are on a five-day training Environment Impact Assessment and Auditing which began on May 20 till May 24 conducted by Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal an autonomous Institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change.
During the interaction, the Governor raised his concern on the overall improvement of Forest and biodiversity in the country and urged the officers to proactively contribute to the conservation of forests and biodiversity.
Director Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Dr. K. Ravichandran highlighted the significance of the process of EIA to safe guard the environment and rich biodiversity of our country.
He informed the Governor about the post graduate diploma in forestry Management and post graduate diploma in sustainability management as well as various research and training programs conducted by IIFM for different government agencies.
Ravichandran also apprised the Governor on the progress that India has made in the forestry sector to increase the Forest cover of the country.
A total of 26 officers from various states of the country are attending the training program that highlights on the various legislative tools related to the environmental protection, forest laws, impact assessment and mitigation and preparation of environment management plan and other attendant issues dealt with in the process of EIA in India.
