Summary:
The total sanctioned staff below RFO for Mangaluru division is 271. They are assisted by 36 of the sanctioned 39 forest guards and six of the total 10 sanctioned forest watchers.Officials said the government has been recruiting personnel on a regular basis. However, the shortage is because of the unwillingness of the recruits to serve in this part of the state. The vast canvas of 58,458 hectares of forest land, the highest among the three subdivisions in Mangaluru division – the other two being Puttur and Mangaluru subdivisions – is being maintained by only nine DRFOs. They are assisted by 39 forest guards and 11 watchers.The Mangaluru subdivision, encompassing 15,027 hectare land in Bantwal and Belthangady, fares relatively better in terms of recruitment with 18 of the 25 DRFO posts being occupied..