Forest resources should be used to alleviate poverty: Naidu

Dehradun | Wednesday | 25th April, 2018

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He said, “I opted for forest service as I always felt a connection with nature. It will also help me to change lives of those people who live inside or are dependent on forest for good. I will also work for the protection of wildlife especially the endangered and critically endangered species.”With PTI inputs Probationer from Tamil Nadu, Arun Vignesh CS who was accorded Assam cadre got gold medal for all around outstanding performance. Dehradun: Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressing concern over drying water resources in the country, asked the probationers to use scientific methods to increase forest cover and search for means to alleviate poverty with good use of forest resources.He was speaking at the convocation ceremony of Indian Forest Service 2016 batch at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun.Naidu said, “There should be balance between conservation and development as both are necessary for the mankind..