Felicitation to the DFO

 District Collector Anudeep said that the distribution program of podu pattas has been completed as per the survey to all the eligible tribals.

ITDA Project Officer Gautam Potru along with District SP Vineeth and DFO Ranjit Naik participated in the Forest Protection Committee meeting held at IDOC conference hall on Thursday. Speaking on this occasion, he said that the deserving tribals have been distributed the podu pattas, and he warned that strict action will be taken if the plantation plants and new forests are cut down. He said that the government has been very ambitious and transparent in the waste land program and distribution of waste tracks have been done after the survey. In some mandals, the concerned police officers said that the tasildars should conduct counseling in coordination with the village sarpanchs with the coordination of the forest staff, as people are still preventing them from setting up plantations in the case of forest lands.

 He said that the problem should be solved in the village itself. He said that the distribution was done  by the committee in the DLC meeting after conducting gram sabhas in each village and selecting the eligible tribals. He said that such people should bring the problem to the notice of the concerned tehsildars so as not to create obstacles to the forest plantations. If necessary, survey the lands within the forest area and organize a meeting at the mandal level and MRO, MPDO, police and forest officials should ensure that the problem does not get complicated and save the forest with the cooperation of all.

      Later, the transferred DFO Ranjit Naik was felicitated by District Collector, SP, ITDA PO, JC, ASP.         Officials of Forest, Police, Revenue and various other departments participated in this program.