Summary:
Telangana will soon recruit 1,857 Forest Beat Officers, 90 Forest Section Officers and 67 Forest Range Officers, the Minister announced. Forest Minister Jogu Ramana bestowed honours on them for having protected the forest wealth and wildlife during their service time. Twenty two forest officers, who lost their lives while on duty from 1984 to 2016, were posthumously honoured on Forest Martyrs Day observed here on Monday. In the year 2016-17, forest staff penalised offenders in 7,173 cases related to timber theft to collect ?2.94 crore. These have been established in interior vulnerable forest areas to prevent illicit felling of trees, smuggling and encroachment..